- Four fell into the sea at Redcar, North Yorkshire, on Good Friday at around 4pm
- Man fell from slipway before man tried to help and fell in, then another pair fell
- Redcar RNLI said incident at high tide could easily have led to multiple deaths
Passers-by had to form a human chain to pull four people out of the sea – three of which were would-be rescuers who got into trouble while trying to help.
The dramatic scenes from Redcar, North Yorkshire, were caught on camera after a man fell from a slipway at around 4pm on Good Friday.
One man attempted to save the fallen fellow on his own before falling in himself.
After that, a man and a woman also fell into the sea while trying to save the pair.
Passers-by had to form a human chain (pictured) to pull four people out of the sea in Redcar, North Yorkshire on Good Friday
Eventually they formed a human chain and all four were rescued, according to the BBC.
The Redcar Royal National Lifeboat Institution spokesperson David Cocks said: ‘This was a sequence of events which could so easily have led to multiple deaths.
‘The sea at Redcar is very rough as a result of the combined effects of strong winds and a particularly high tide, and the situation ended up with four adults in trouble in the sea, all needing rescue.
‘It is only through good fortune that all four were rescued alive. If you see someone in trouble, alert the lifeguards… do not enter the water yourself.’
After being pulled to safety all four were taken to hospital for treatment.
A man fell from the slipway, before three would-be rescuers also fell in while trying to help. The RNLI have said the incident ‘could so easily have led to multiple deaths’
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