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Coastal emergency? Call 999 Coastguard
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Beach safety

Beach safety

25 July 2025
Swimmers in the sea wearing bright headcaps and one towing a float
  • Beach safety
Take a dip with confidence on World Drowning Prevention Day 
22 July 2025
Weymouth beach, not far from where the hole was dug
  • Beach safety
Sand safety: When digging down risks deep trouble 
27 June 2025
Joe Green and Vanessa Abbess sat next to one another against a plain, dark background
  • Beach safety
Mum and best friend of rip current victim Joe Abbess share their grief and safety hopes 
29 July 2024
Firefighters, lifeguards and Coastguard Rescue Officers practice a sand hole rescue
  • Beach safety
Sand hole exercise reveals hidden beach danger
20 September 2023
A pod of pilot whales lie stranded on a beach in Ireland
  • Beach safety
Why can’t beached whales just go back in the sea? Your stranding questions answered 
12 September 2023
Exmouth beach in Devon
  • Beach safety
Missing children spark string of searches at Exmouth 
23 June 2023
Rescuers digging out Warren Gant on the beach at Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire
  • Beach safety
Dad’s safety appeal after son trapped under collapsed sand
16 June 2023
Picture of six children running on sand, focus on legs, near water's edge on sunny day
  • Beach safety
Parents urged to discuss water safety

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