Two girls, five, are swept half a mile out to sea on an inflatable SWAN after one’s father let go of the rope momentarily Children were playing on the plastic bird in the shallows off Minehead, Somerset Father waded into the water but the girls were being carried away too quickly RNLI lifeboat crews scrambled two boats and a coastguard helicopter to rescue
By Jack Elsom For Mailonline
Published: 19:42 BST, 2 June 2019 | Updated: 19:43 BST, 2 June 2019
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Two young girls were blown half a mile out to sea on an inflatable swan yesterday afternoon, triggering a lifeboat rescue operation.
The children, aged five, were playing on the plastic bird in the shallows off the beach at Minehead, Somerset, while one of their father's held a rope on shore which was fastened to the inflatable.
But, after letting go of the line only momentarily, the girls were suddenly swept away by blustery winds.
He frantically
