Westward Ho!, UK
Three men are suffering with an inflatable duck
A three-day trip on a giant inflatable duck was swept out to sea in Devon, England. Before the arrival of professional rescuers, a man was plying his trade on a SUP.
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Members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI rushed to the aid of the “Quakers” crew.
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Ho to the West! The only place in England with an exclamation point in its name.
There are strong currents in the ocean.
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A group of three took an inflatable duck into the sea in Devon, England.
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Their vehicle, called the “Quakers,” was quickly driven far out to sea.
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A standing batsman saved all three.
Unable to get ashore under their own power as they floated out to sea on an inflatable duck, three men in England Coast Guard Called to schedule. Rescue agency Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI announced on Thursday that according to eyewitnesses, the Westward Ho! In the West English county of Devon. Five minutes later, they were driven 75 meters out to sea.
When they were about 200 meters away, even a fellow in an inflatable kayak failed to pull them back, so the witness alerted the Coast Guard.
However, before rescuers could arrive by speedboat, a man with a paddle board came to the rescue of the three ducks. The duck, named “Quakers,” was able to be dragged back, from which the men were able to swim ashore.
Inflatables should never be taken out to sea in Bristol Channel Bay with its strong currents and winds, the RNLI said. “There is no way to control them and within seconds they will be pulled from shore,” the rescue association warned.
Ho to the West! The only place where the official spelling has an exclamation point is in England. The settlement was named after the novel by author Charles Kingsley.
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