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Terrifying Rip Tides Wash Children Away at UK Resort as Rescuers Plunge Into Sea
Three local men and rescue crews pulled four or five children from the water as the incidents renewed calls for lifeguards and clearer warning signs.
- Three local men rescued four or five children from rip currents at Tywyn beach last week, with bystanders remarking, "Things could have gone very differently today!"
- Rip currents are "not uncommon" at the beach, which has seen past tragedies including the 2015 death of Richard Guest, a former bank manager who drowned attempting to rescue two girls.
- Cyngor Gwynedd employs between 35-40 seasonal beach wardens rather than professional lifeguards, an approach the council maintains is consistent with other local authorities in north west Wales.
- Residents have reignited calls for a permanent lifeguarding presence, with one woman stating on social media, "It's a disgrace that children's lives are being put at risk to save the cost of a couple of signs."
- To escape rip currents, the RNLI advises swimmers to "break the grip of a rip" by swimming parallel to the shore, as currents can reach speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer.
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Terrifying rip tides wash children away at UK resort as rescuers plunge into sea
Several children were rescued from dangerous rip currents at Tywyn beach in Gwynedd, with locals renewing calls for lifeguards and better warning signs at the popular Welsh resort
·Plymouth, United Kingdom
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