Child Rescued By The Rnli Due To Parental Stupidity.

[webbo3]

https://news.sky.com/video/girl-drifting-out-to-sea-rescued-by-rhyl-rnli-12321918

what are the parents thinking, or not thinking in cases like this.
https://news.sky.com/video/girl-drifting-out-to-sea-rescued-by-rhyl-rnli-12321918

[andy-hughes]

According to your own link the craft was attached to the shore, and became detached, which sounds like simple bad luck, rather that parental neglect - wouldn't you say?

[roopower]

I would have thought the parents should have kept an eye on it even if they had tied it down.

[237SJ]

These things happen - it's life. There are a lot of tourists around the coast at the moment and they don't always know the risks. I remember a case on our local beach where a little girl suffocated because she was sitting in a hole that had been dug in the sand. The sides of the hole collapsed and despite the frantic attempts of some local surfers who tried to use their boards to shore up the sides of the hole she died.

[DTCwordfan]

yep, it shouldn't happen but it does...even down here. Having been in Mountain Rescue what used to really diss us off was plain stupidity, rather than such mishaps or genuine accidents - such as setting off to cross from Grasmere to Langdale at 3pm on a December evening with only one flashlight and no back-up batteries....the saving graces were that she stopped, less than 100 yards from a substantial cliff, and that she had let her destination know of ETA. But still....

[Spungle]

The RNLI do an incredible job, putting their own lives at risk for the safety of others. I hope the parents put forward a hefty donation- these amazing guys are completely funded by the public.

[ladybirder]

Poor little soul was terrified. That's something she'll never ever forget. Bless her.

[DTCwordfan]

yes they do, Spungle....

[Spungle]

Thanks for your service in the Mountain Rescue too- it's so easy to forget about institutions like this until you or a relative need them. I lost a close friend who collapsed at the far side of Buttermere (cardiac arrest- fatal) and I will never forget the incredible skill, compassion and expertise shown by the team that day. It is the phenomenal (and largely unreported) selflessness of people like these who restore faith in humanity.

[Spungle]

^Post above was in reply to DTCwordfan

[DTCwordfan]

Spungle, it was a hell of a long time ago and I was involved with Langdale, the South and across in to the western Dales then, later on, in the Grampians..... just like the RNLI, they are stalwarts of our society, More recently, I was involved with Equus in the States for finding missing people - and I would love to see that take off over here.

[Spungle]

Thanks, DTC, Langdale is possibly one of the most beautiful places on earth- and sometimes I suppose we take the beauty and undersestimate the potential for danger and tragedy, and often take the emergency and voluntary services for granted. I am intrigued regarding Equus and the missing persons service, will have to do some more research on that. I wouldn't have thought it was easy to "go missing" but the figures are quite astounding. Anyway, apologies to the original poster for the digression.

[DTCwordfan]

Yep, the danger with the Lakes is that folk underestimate them - 'Oh, it's nice and sunny, so let's go up the Pikes for a wee stroll' - dressed in jeans and a sari or cotton dress......you get my point. The brilliant thing in searches now is the use of drones and heat sensors aboard so that huge areas of land can be covered in little time, though hot-spots have to be checked out. However, the drones can provide a lot of targeted focus.

[DTCwordfan]

excuse us, Webbo...... this lead, Spungle, https://texasequusearch.org/

My last search with them involved the 'accidental' killing of a 16 year old girl from two of her boy friends messing around with a gun - and then they tried burying her (not very well), while they made a dash for the border with the States. They had actually crossed over into Canada at Windsor but the immigration checked back with the other side of the river and they were nailed - we found her (with the police alongside) on a building site that had been shut down...her leg popping out when pressure on the mud was applied.

[zebo]

//According to your own link the craft was attached to the shore, and became detached, which sounds like simple bad luck, rather that parental neglect - wouldn't you say?//

Had it happened on a school trip where staff are expected to watch 30+ children someone would have been prosecuted and a career ruined, when a parent does it it's 'simple bad luck'.

A friend took a ski trip and called the Head.
Do you want the good news or the bad first?
Oh God, give me the bad news first.
A girl's fallen and broken her arm.
What's the good news then?
It's your daughter so there'll be no trouble from the parents!

[Spungle]

That's horrendous, DTC, and just goes to show how valuable the service is. Thankyou again, and for sharing the site. And once again, Webbo, apologies, don't want to derail this "thread".

[hellywelly4]

Many years ago I ran a sea front cafe. When it was an off-shore wind we tried to dissuade parents from letting their child go on the sea in an inflatable. The replies we often got would make your hair curl!

[Zacs-Master]

Isn’t this a fairly standard news story for every summer bank holiday?

[DTCwordfan]

Remember this? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/gallery/man-children-drenched-water-watching-2983682

The harbour master at Mullion (Lady J's village) had told them not to go out on the pier but did they listen? No.....

At least they were okay - but think about it, the harbour master had to stay there and watch them, perhaps even risk his own life if they had been washed in - but, at the very least, I bet he had other (even more serious or risk-minimisation) concerns to deal with that day. My summary is a five letter word starting with T and ending TS

[youngmafbog]

Water is dangerous but unfortunately many dont realise this.

In this case though it does sound like rather bad luck.

[alavahalf]

For more than thirty years my life has revolved around windsurfing, with work taking second place every time. Having rescued plenty people at sea.. the one thing I found that seems to fool most victims is how simple it is to get into trouble. Most day trippers don't realise that when the sea is flat and calm and at its most inviting .. that is the time when most incidents occur. The thing that flattens the sea is usually an offshore wind and the lilo or rubber ring soon become the most lethal toy you could give a child. When you are floating in a calm sea, it is very easy to not realise you have drifted out of your depth.
You can blame whoever you want, but at the end of the day it is just people who are not experienced in tidal waters and dabbling with nature.
Guaranteed that somewhere next weekend,My ex it will happen again !