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Southend Mother and Daughter Rescued From Sinking Sand
Southend Council fenced the lagoon and placed warning signs after staff rescued a mother and daughter stuck in deep sand at rising tide, with no injuries reported.
- On Tuesday, March 10, a mother and daughter were rescued from waist-deep sand at Three Shells Lagoon in Southend, with Adventure Island staff using ropes to pull them to safety as the tide arrived.
- The pair became trapped in wet sand placed there by the council, captured on CCTV before staff intervened.
- Adventure Island staff acted quickly and calmly to rescue them, using ropes to secure the victims after a manager spotted the pair at 5:20 pm.
- Southend Council has since installed fencing and signage warning visitors of the "deep wet stand," and officials confirmed no injuries were reported while the site remains restricted.
- Following the incident, the council stated they would consider further urgent measures following their next low-tide inspection of the lagoon area, while Philip Miller MBE praised the staff's professionalism.
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