Four children spotted 'up to their necks in water and waving for help' off coast

mirror.co.uk:

Four children seen "up to their necks in water and waving for help" had to be rescued by the coastguard. The dramatic scenes at the onset of the Bank Holiday weekend unfolded in Southend, Essex.

The children were returning from Mulberry Harbour near Thorpe Bay when they got into difficulty at about 3.05pm on Friday. They were rescued by the coastguard in a hovercraft and taken to hospital with onset hypothermia.

They are now believed to be back at home. The coastguard has warned against walking to structures in low tide, and gravely added: "Cold water can be silent and deadly.

Even on the warmest of days. It kills." The rescue body added that the children "attempted to make their way back to shore but the water was too deep and caught them