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  • 6 months ago
Coastguard explains how to avoid dangerous sinking sand at beaches this summerSource: HM Coastguard
Transcript
00:00When the Coast Guard told me there's mud that's like quicksand on the British Coast, I didn't believe him.
00:05Oh, the trains are proper done for.
00:07Oh, I can't move.
00:08I'm over here!
00:09Spread your weight!
00:10Use your own body weight, pull yourself up and get in.
00:12He's been in the mud for 30 minutes, no medical condition.
00:15I proper underestimated that.
00:18Watch out for mud and keep clear.
00:20In a coastal emergency, call 999 for the Coast Guard.
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