Woman swept into sea on Blackpool promenade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-46781969
A woman was plucked unconscious from the sea in a dramatic rescue after being swept into the water by a large wave in Blackpool.
The 18-year-old was swept into the sea on the town's lower promenade during a night out with friends on Friday.
A lifeboat crew found her floating face down in the water close to North Pier at about 21:15 GMT.
She was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital in a "life-threatening" condition, coastguards said.
The lifeboat crew said it was "rare" for someone to survive after being submerged in the water for more than a few minutes.
The rescue, led by a three-man RLNI crew from Blackpool, took place in what were described as "very challenging conditions".
I don't know the circumstances of this near-tragedy but it's likely that the young woman and her friends was "playing" with the incoming waves and she was the unlucky one caught out by a strong one - that sort of incident is common and often results in a call-out to the RNLI - occasionally, it ends in a death.
The young woman was unlucky to be caught out but lucky that the RNLI got to her in time.