Rescuers discover ‘windsurfer’ was just a blow-up swan
A RESCUE team was called to reports of a struggling windsurfer only to find it was actually an inflatable swan.
Hornsea Inshore Rescue were scrambled to a large white object in the water off the shore near Skipsea on the East Yorkshire coast. But as they approached the scene they found that the empty vessel was, in fact, a blow-up swan. Karl Shannon, a rescue worker, posted on Facebook: “Called out again tonight informant dialled 999 saying they could see a windsurfer in difficulties and got on scene in minutes to find a large inflatable swan.
“We pulled it on board and informant rang back to say we had the object they reported on board. There was no one on board the swan. We did a search of the area and returned to base.”