{"id":368174,"date":"2025-08-23T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/368174\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T21:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:35:12","slug":"coastguard-called-as-concern-raised-for-swimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/368174\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastguard called as concern raised for swimmer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hovercraft was requested but it turned out the swimmer was fineDan Haygarth<\/strong><\/a> Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter<\/p>\n

19:31, 23 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

\"OnThe Wirral Coastguard team were called out(Image: Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team)<\/p>\n

Coastguard teams were deployed after receiving a report of concern for a swimmer. Coastguard Rescue Officers were called to Leasowe Bay, Wirral<\/a> at 7.40pm on Friday before a hovercraft was requested to carry out a search of the water.<\/p>\n

Coastguard Officers<\/a> found a person in a wetsuit leaving the water and walking back to shore. The person was met by the Coastguard team and confirmed they had simply been out for a swim and were not in difficulty.<\/p>\n

As a result, the lifeboat and hovercraft were then stood down. However, the teams issued advice to the swimmer to carry a high-vis float so they can be easily identified from a distance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Coastguard rescue team also said it is always better to raise the alarm and have their teams check a situation than to do nothing.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued yesterday, Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team said: “This evening our team was tasked to reports of a swimmer possibly in difficulty at Leasowe Bay.<\/p>\n

“Coastguard Rescue Officers arrived on scene, located the first informant and gathered further information. RNLI New Brighton<\/a> Lifeboat Station and the RNLI Hoylake<\/a> Lifeboat Stations Hovercraft<\/a> were also requested to carry out a waterborne search of the area.<\/p>\n

“Shortly after, Coastguard Officers observed a person in a wetsuit leaving the water and walking back to shore.<\/p>\n

“The individual was met by the Coastguard team and confirmed they had simply been out for a swim and were not in difficulty. Both the lifeboat and hovercraft were then stood down.<\/p>\n

“Safety advice was given to the swimmer, including the importance of carrying a hi-viz tow float so they can be easily identified as a swimmer from a distance<\/p>\n

“The member of the public who dialled 999 and asked for the Coastguard did absolutely the right thing.<\/p>\n

“It is always better to raise the alarm and have us check the situation, than to leave it and risk it developing into something much more serious.”<\/p>\n

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