Rescue group called out to two people off coast
Maryport Rescue we're called out on the evening of Friday, July 23, by Cumbria Police and Belfast Coastguard to reports of two people in difficulty off Maryport South Pier .
A spokesperson from Maryport Rescue said: "We quickly launched our ERB emergency Rescue boat and proceed to Rescue two people from the water
"We then passed them to our colleagues front Maryport Coastguard Rescue team.
"Please be very careful especially when we have spring tides like now, people can very easily be swept out to sea."
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