Five young siblings were saved by two off-duty nurses after getting into trouble in the water off a Co Down beach on Sunday, reports Breaking News.
The Newcastle Coastguard team responded to Minerstown beach, near Downpatrick, around 9.30pm following reports that the children had been caught out by the incoming tide.
When the first two members of the coastguard team arrived, they discovered the children had already been brought to shore by the off-duty nurses, who had noticed the danger and entered the sea to help, reports Breaking News.
Shortly after, the rest of the Newcastle team reached the location, along with the Kilkeel Coastguard team and Newcastle RNLI’s inshore lifeboat. The children received initial medical attention as needed.
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The children were taken to a nearby home to stay warm while awaiting the arrival of paramedics, who then transported them to the Ulster Hospital, reports Breaking News.
Newcastle Coastguard commended the bravery of the two off-duty nurses who entered the water to rescue the children.
In a statement, the coastguard said: “They showed remarkable bravery and fortitude in a rapidly deteriorating situation to calmly bring the three youngest children to shore before wading out up to their chests in water to rescue the two oldest children. They then looked after the children until the arrival of the Coastguard and RNLI teams and remained at the scene right up until the ambulance service took the children to hospital,” reports Breaking News.
“The women displayed outstanding courage, ignoring their own safety to ensure the children were not only brought ashore but cared for until the arrival of the emergency services. We would like to thank the owner of the nearby house for opening their doors to the children while we waited for the paramedics to arrive and to the shore team at Newcastle RNLI who brought additional supplies of oxygen to the scene by road,” reports Breaking News.
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