TWO people had to be winched to safety from a Newquay island after they became trapped by the high tide last night.
The man and woman found themselves clinging to the cliff face of Zacry's Island at around 7.20pm after they were cut off by the quickly rising sea levels.
The pair, who had been out walking, frantically climbed around 30ft up the northern slope of the island, between Whipsiderry and Watergate in a desperate attempt to escape the tide.
Luckily, they were able to call the emergency services from their mobile phone and within minutes Newquay's two RNLI inshore lifeboats arrived at the scene.
The crews stood by offshore with members of Newquay's coastguard team before the rescue helicopter 193 from RNAS Culdrose arrived and winched the man and woman to safety on a nearby cliff top.
They were then taken to Newquay's minor injuries unit where they were treated for exposure to cold conditions.
Gareth Horner, volunteer lifeboat operations manager at Newquay RNLI station, said: "Please be aware of the local tide times whilst out enjoying the Cornish coast this Easter."
The man and woman found themselves clinging to the cliff face of Zacry's Island at around 7.20pm after they were cut off by the quickly rising sea levels.
The pair, who had been out walking, frantically climbed around 30ft up the northern slope of the island, between Whipsiderry and Watergate in a desperate attempt to escape the tide.
Luckily, they were able to call the emergency services from their mobile phone and within minutes Newquay's two RNLI inshore lifeboats arrived at the scene.
The crews stood by offshore with members of Newquay's coastguard team before the rescue helicopter 193 from RNAS Culdrose arrived and winched the man and woman to safety on a nearby cliff top.
They were then taken to Newquay's minor injuries unit where they were treated for exposure to cold conditions.
Gareth Horner, volunteer lifeboat operations manager at Newquay RNLI station, said: "Please be aware of the local tide times whilst out enjoying the Cornish coast this Easter."
