Coastguard investigate report of person cut off by tide on Hartlepool coast

Fears someone had been cut off by the tide along the Hartlepool coast led to a call out for the Coastguard.

By Fiona Thompson

Published 3rd Mar 2021, 07:50 BST

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Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team was alerted at 12.28pm yesterday, Tuesday, March 2, after a report someone was potentially cut off at Longscar Rocks in Seaton Carew.

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The officers carried out checks and found three men scuba diving near to the rocks and were in no danger.

A photo shared by Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team following the call out.

A photo shared by Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team following the call out.

The service reporting a coastal incident should call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

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