Like a person floating on the water: Alerted coastguard "rescues" doll!

Fleetwood (United Kingdom) - A human-like object has caused confusion on the north-west coast of England. However, the British Coastguard has solved the case and rushed to the rescue.

The British Coastguard has "rescued" a doll off the northwest coast of England
The British Coastguard has "rescued" a doll off the northwest coast of England  © Facebook/HM Coastguard Fleetwood

As HM Coastguard Fleetwood announced on Facebook on the last day of 2024, the rescuers received a report of an object floating in the sea that morning.

On the scene, the informant spoke up and pointed to the object, which was suspiciously shaped like a person, in a recorded video.

However, the trained eyes of the rescuers immediately recognized that it must be a dummy!

Such dummies are often used by shipping organizations and training facilities for drills on going overboard, explained the Coast Guard. As the object could only be found a few meters from the shore, rescuers pulled it out of the water by hand.

Rescue workers pose with the training object, which fortunately turned out not to be alive.
Rescue workers pose with the training object, which fortunately turned out not to be alive.  © Fotomontage: Facebook/HM Coastguard Fleetwood

"So that the doll didn't cause any more unrest and confusion," said the rescuers. Nevertheless, they thanked the prudent informant who had done "absolutely the right thing" by making the call.