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Jedward Trapped By Tide On North Dublin Beach

3rd July 2014
Jedward Trapped By Tide On North Dublin Beach

#WaterSafety - Pop twins Jedward have urged their fans to stay safe near the water after they got themselves into a spot of bother trapped by the tide on a sandbank in North Co Dublin last night.

As the Irish Times reports, the brothers - John and Edward Grimes - had gone for a walk on Donabate beach, north of Malahide, with a cousin last night (2 July) when they were stranded by the incoming tide and became disoriented in the fading light.

The twins' mother, who spoke to them by mobile phone, raised the alarm with the Irish Coast Guard, who launched the Skerries coastguard team and the Dublin rescue helicopter to the scene.

The Irish Times has more on the story HERE.

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MacDara Conroy

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MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business

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