‘Outstanding courage': Off-duty nurses praised after five children rescued from sea off Co Down coast
Newcastle Coastguard were called to the scene at 9.30pm last night.
In a social media post from the Coastguard, they said two responders arrived at the beach to find that two off-duty nurses had managed to move the children from the water.
The Coastguard said those behind the rescue had 'bravely waded' into the water to bring the children to safety.
The remainder of the Newcastle team then arrived at the incident. Also at the scene was Kilkeel Coastguard and Newcastle RNLI's inshore lifeboat, who provided care to the children.
'The casualties were taken to a nearby house for warmth while waiting for paramedics who arrived and took the children to the Ulster Hospital,' a Coastguard spokesperson said.
'Newcastle Coastguard team would like to pay tribute to the two off-duty nurses who waded into the water to rescue the children.
'They showed remarkable bravery and fortitude in a rapidly deteriorating situation to calmly bring the three youngest children to shore before wading out up to their chests in water to rescue the two oldest children.
'They then looked after the children until the arrival of the Coastguard and RNLI teams and remained at the scene right up until the ambulance service took the children to hospital.'
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They added: 'The women displayed outstanding courage, ignoring their own safety to ensure the children were not only brought ashore but cared for until the arrival of the emergency services.'
'We would like to thank the owner of the nearby house for opening their doors to the children while we waited for the paramedics to arrive and to the shore team at Newcastle RNLI who brought additional supplies of oxygen to the scene by road'
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