US EditionSea scoops up ice cream van after it gets stuck in sand on beach
- Kelly's ice-cream van was stuck in the sand at Harlyn Bay beach, North Cornwall, as the tide turned on Sunday afternoon.
- Despite efforts to free the van, it was overwhelmed by the strong tide and left swirling against rocks.
- Holidaymaker Abi Fisk captured the incident as a 4x4 with a winch tried unsuccessfully to rescue the van before coast guards arrived.
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4x4 driver's bid to save ice cream van carried out to sea at UK beauty spot
Holidaymakers at Harlyn Bay beach in Cornwall were stunned as a Kelly Whip ice cream van drifted out into the surf after the tide came in - with one rescuer almost losing their own vehicle in the process
Ice cream van swept out to sea after tide comes in on Cornwall beach
An ice cream van was washed out to sea by the incoming tide at a beach in Cornwall on Sunday 7 July. The incident happened on Harlyn Beach, between Padstow and Newquay, at around 4pm. Footage shows the vehicle being tossed around in the waves and floating away from the shore. Efforts to pull it to safety as the tide came in were in vain. Padstow Coastguard confirmed no one was injured when the truck was swept away, and the owner was not inside a…
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