Three walkers and two dogs in Lancashire 'almost lost their lives' after using a tidal app.
The group had used the app to check the tidal levels in Silverdale on Sunday, but their location was suspected for Silverdale, Washington.
The trio got stuck at waist-deep 'fast-moving' water while he walked on Sunday after he was misled about the water levels.
Cumbria-based team Bay Search and Rescue (BSAR) had to save them from a 'huge, fast-moving' 10m tide, a 'Lightning Fast Jet Ski', as well as the Coast Guard and RNLI.
The group was treated for hypothermia and shock by BSAR medics where they 'spent considerable time with warming up and drying out' before they were transferred to the Cumbria Ambulance Service.
When the trio was questioned, BSAR soon discovered that the length of the groups and the latitude were introduced in the app.
“By that time it was too late,” said Bsar.
They added that more signs are placed along the coastline and some with QR codes for those walkers can correctly identify the tidal times.
Three walkers and two dogs in Lancashire 'Almost their Life' lost after using a tidal app
The group was treated for hypothermia and shock by BSAR medics where they 'spent considerable time and dry out'
Searching and saving Cumbria-based team Bay had to save them from a 'huge, fast moving' 10m tide, a 'Lightning Fast Jet Ski' deployment
The BSAR was called up for a new emergency situation where a walker with three dogs was needed to be saved with a bloated air path
BSAR said more signs would be placed in the area with links to the right tidal times
It was the second rescue of the weekend for BSAR, after a walker with three dogs cute cute apart from Tide Sandside.
They said that the 'victim had somewhat missed the swollen channels while the tide reached its maximum height and it was not wise to risk it with her dogs in tow'.
They raised their air paths and positioned them over the deep channel who made a safe walkway for the victim and the three dogs to go back. “
“No drama's job done,” they added.
The hikers got caught in the same area where 23 Chinese people, 18 to 45 years old, died tragically in 2004 when they were caught in an increasing tide while gathering cockles.
Panieked Cockelpicker Guo Binglong screamed 'Sinking water, sinking water' in a 999 call until the phone died.
He was later found dead in a huge search and rescue operation.
The untrained and inexperienced cockles were all illegal immigrants and worked for a criminal gang.
In 2004, 23 Chinese people died tragic when they were caught in an increasing tide while gathering cockles
The jury went to Morecambe Bay where the tragedy unfolded and learned how the area is a 'dangerous place'
The Chinese Gangmaster Lin Liang Ren was imprisoned for 14 years in 2006 at the Preston Crown Court for the manslaughter of 21 people
A family found a skull last year in the bay where the police 'opened' with his relationship with the disaster
Gangmaster Lin Liang Ren was found guilty of their manslaughter in March 2006 and handed a 14 -year prison sentence before he was deported to China in September 2012.
His girlfriend, Zhao Xiao Qing and his cousin, Lin Mu Yong, were also convicted of immigration shares.
Last year a skull was found under stones by a family, where the Lancashire police said that they 'were open' about the relationship with the victims after one body is still missing.
In 2010 another skull was found, confirmed as Liu Qin Ying – a mother whose husband Yu Hua Xu drowned in the tides.
Their son was left in China after the tragedy.
Responding to BSAR's message on Facebook, Charlie Drake said that the Gully is over the length of the beach '4/5 ft deeper than the Sands Beyond'.
'People walk on the sand and the incoming tide rushes behind them.
He added: 'This happens so quickly and catches people who are on the sand and because it is under eye level, it is not noticed until the tide is circled behind you and then be deepened, quickly folk outside.
“Add the fast sand and it is probably one of the most dangerous places around our coastline.”
Paul Henri, who said he saw the group struggling, was impressed by BSAR's recovery time and said, “I have to say you responded very quickly.”
