Fifteen people with children and dogs rescued in Morecambe Bay after being caught out by tide over bank holiday weekend

Bay Search and Rescue said the bank holiday weekend started off with beautiful sunshine bringing thousands of visitors to the Bay and lots of competitors for a fairly gruelling Dales

Devide cycle race covering around six hundred kilometres with a huge chunk of it off road, starting from the The Coast Office near the Pier Arnside.

The weekend continued and was looking fairly steady following a routine patrol by BSAR sherp crews who regularly patrol the coastline between Arnside and Silverdale before the tides

due to its popularity with walkers and dog owners, but just minutes after washing the vehicle off and informing Holhead MRCC that the vehicle was on station in came a call that

approximately 15 people with children and dogs were potentially going to be cut off by the incoming tide opposite Silverdale shore car park.

The returning team were paged and arrived back at the Arnside base at The Bob-In Cafe where they quickly made their way back out onto the shoreline and headed for Silverdale.

On arrival Arnside & South Lakes Coastguard Rescue Team had witnessed several people wade waist deep through the gully which separates the car park from the shore, and had

spoken to several people who had had a near miss with the incoming tide.

More than 40 people have been rescued due to being caught out by the spring tide in Morecambe Bay

Over the weekend BSAR helped Cumbria Police and Arnside and South Lakes Coastguard Rescue Team with another more sensitive tasking again utilising the Sherp and drone.

A spokesman for Bay Search and Rescue said: “All in all a very busy weekend and not possible without the support from all our shoppers, staff and volunteers in our shops, thank you all.”