22nd September 2017. NCI Exmouth volunteer watchkeepers helped a couple who became stranded when the tide came in on Friday.

National Coastwatch Institution volunteers spotted a male and female in their twenties who had become stranded on Bull Hill in the River Exe. The watchkeepers informed HM Coastguard and maintained a visual watch while Exmouth’s RNLI D-class lifeboat was launched. A passing water taxi took the casualties on board and handed them over to the D-class lifeboat who brought the couple ashore at Exmouth Marina.

RNLI Helmsman Scott Ranft said: “Apart from being a bit shaken and embarrassed, the casualties were in good form and needed no first aid. They said they had seen other people and dogs walking on Bull Hill and thought it would be a nice thing to do. They failed to notice when the other people were heading for shore and by the time they realised the water was coming in, it was too late. We would advise anybody walking by the coast to check local tide times.”