Police issue warning after several children reported missing on beach

Dad and mom have been warned to not let their youngsters go unsupervised on the seashore after police obtained “fully avoidable” reviews of missing children.

Households flocked to the seashore this weekend as temperatures reached 24C in some elements of the UK on Saturday. However a police unit in Lancashire has urged dad and mom to “do that safely”.

Fylde Police mentioned officers have obtained “a number of reviews of lacking youngsters” within the final two days, “which have used a big quantity of police and coastguard assets”.

The unit warned in a social media publish that the seashore “is a really harmful place for unsupervised youngsters”, including: “It’s disappointing to see that kids are nonetheless usually permitted to method the water unsupervised.”

It mentioned: “This might show deadly, even to those that are competent swimmers. You’re additionally risking the lives of the coastguards who can be deployed in a rescue scenario.

“These incidents are fully avoidable and have a detrimental affect to the service we provide, as when cops are searching for misplaced youngsters, we’re unable to cope with or forestall crime.”

The unit urged dad and mom to comply with some “fundamental ideas”, together with by no means leaving youngsters unsupervised “particularly close to the water”, reminding youngsters of the essential rules of stranger hazard, and who to method in the event that they need assistance.

It added that folks ought to take {a photograph} of youngsters at the beginning of the day “so you may have a transparent picture of every baby and their clothes” and requested dad and mom to think about attaching a wristband to every baby with a father or mother’s contact quantity however no title.

It additionally mentioned households ought to talk about a gathering level with all members of the group within the occasion of any individual turning into misplaced.