Police_helicopter_called_in_to_rescue_girls_trapped_by_tide_ at_Easington
A POLICE helicopter was called into action last night to rescue two young girls trapped by the tide in Easington Colliery.
The alarm was raised shortly after 7.30pm when the pair, both 12-years-old found themselves caught out by the incoming tide.
One of the girls had called the police from her mobile phone and given brief details, but efforts to contact her again for more information were initially thwarted when the phone kept diverting to voicemail.
In the meantime, the North-East police helicopter, which is shared between the Northumbria and Durham forces, was dispatched to the area and a call made to the coastguard on the Humber.
The police air observer soon located the two girls who were by now sheltering in a cove.
The helicopter then landed on the beach and collected the pair, who were unharmed.
After landing in a nearby car park the crew handed the friends over to their parents fit and well.
