Nigel Brown, communications manager at Clacton Pier, said: “Originally there could be a group of up to eight in the water. I can make it clear that no one jumped off the pier.”
“These people were on a beach east of the pier, they went swimming and the tide and the currents dragged them down the pier. The pier staff threw life rings over the side of the pier to help some of the casualties and van had about four “.
“Eight of them were in the water, but my understanding is that four or five had difficulties.”
“Enjoy the beach, respect the water”
Two children are in hospital after being pulled from the sea in Blackpool on Monday, Lancashire police said.
The boys, aged 12 and 14, were pulled from the sea near the central pier by two teenagers around 6pm and security staff performed CPR on them before being taken by ambulance to the hospital, he said. say a spokesman for the force.
Police said the 14-year-old is in critical but stable condition at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool and the 12-year-old is in Victoria Hospital in Blackpool, where he is described as ill. but not critical.
Superintendent Chris Hardy said: “This incident once again clearly shows the dangers that open water can present and I have no doubt that if it had not been for the brave and swift actions of the two girls who helped bring these boys out of the water, and the security personnel who did CPR, who we would have been dealing with at least one death.
“Over the last few weeks we have seen very sadly several young people from across the country who have died after being in distress in open water and several families have left in mourning.
“Because this warm weather continues, at least in the short term, I would again beg people to enjoy the beach but respect the water and be careful to swim in the sea, especially if you are not prepared or you are not a strong swimmer. “.
It came after 13-year-old Robert Hattersley’s family said she was “absolutely devastated” after she died Sunday when she had problems on the River Tyne in Northumberland.