Anyway the real point in posting is this in relation to people drowning in water, this was on the local news about a woman drowning and her husband being critically ill after going into the sea at Rossall beach which is just South of Fleetwood and North of Blackpool
This is something that has been on the news for as long as I can remember as they went into the sea to help rescue their fucking dog 
Oh and as usual the dog managed to get out and is OK
Dogs are far better swimmers than people yet people still risk and lose their lives trying to rescue them 
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An update on this story. The man has thankfully recovered. However the story as reported in the press is not accurate. The couple and their dog were apparently all walking out on the beach. The tide came in rapidly behind them and they were cut off on a sandbank. The beach is notorious for this happening.
They tried to walk back through the water channel but got into difficulty. Neither were swimmers and she drowned and he almost did.
They were recovered by Coastguard staff who had been alerted and fortunately were already close by. They also rescued the dog. The latter would also have probably drowned otherwise. The staff were also taken to hospital.
This version of events was reported on Social Media at the time by eye witnesses and has since been confirmed by the surviving male.
However the press seemed to decide their version made a better story?
