HM Coastguard Fleetwood received a report of a person in the sea on New Year's Eve and quickly responded to the situation. Upon arrival, they discovered the object was a training dummy used for maritime exercises.
HM Coastguard Fleetwood responded to an alert on New Year's Eve, rushing to Cleveleys , Lancashire , after reports of a person in the sea. The coastguard team swiftly determined that no human was in danger. They were paged at 10.30 to reports of an object in the sea, drifting north from the Cleveleys Vue. On arrival at Cafe Cove the first informant pointed out the object which was suspiciously person-shaped but clearly not a person.
Upon closer inspection of a video taken by the informant, they immediately recognised it as the type of dummy used for man overboard drills by maritime organisations and training schools. Since it was only in a couple of feet of surf, the officer in charge took the decision to send a rescuer into the water to perform a tethered rescue to prevent the dummy causing more concern and confusion as it drifted up the shoreline. Following the retrieval, they jokingly said: 'After we had safely recovered our casualty to the promenade and made sure they didn't require any further assistance, we handed them over to Wyre Council for disposal.' Expressing gratitude for the call-out, they recognised the citizen's vigilance: 'Many thanks to the first informant who did absolutely the right thing in calling for us. From a distance this made for a very concerning sight in the water.', It was also noted that Holyhead Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) attended the incident
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