A day at the seaside sounds good, and it is good for some children because it can be somewhere to relax and have a bit of old-fashioned fun. Building sandcastles with turrets and moats, and trying to beat the incoming tide. Working out how to skim stones, and being best at it. Figuring out a way to pull that huge crab out of the water and get it into a bucket.
Paddling along the water's edge should be fun too - hopping over the waves, standing still and seeing how long it takes for your toes to be buried by sand. It should be safe too, because all parents know the perils of water and the erratic power of waves.
Not so one family who took their daughter to Porthcawl.
'Just sitting' by the sea can be good too, there's something mesmerising about moving water, there's always something to see and, of course, we all know to protect ourselves from the hot sun and make sure our children's delicate skin is not damaged by those nasty rays.
But, all the preaching, all the posters, all the TV ads - just what's the point? They've been at it for donkey's years but it seems that at least one 29 year old mother has never noticed any health warnings.
At Brighton
Oh, and afterwards?
The little girl was ...
Paddling along the water's edge should be fun too - hopping over the waves, standing still and seeing how long it takes for your toes to be buried by sand. It should be safe too, because all parents know the perils of water and the erratic power of waves.
Not so one family who took their daughter to Porthcawl.
The floating body of Samayh Ali was spotted by a passer-by who dragged her from the water onto the beach.Good job the little girl wasn't spotted by this chap.
The anonymous life saver the gave the toddler mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR until she spluttered and started breathing again.
'Just sitting' by the sea can be good too, there's something mesmerising about moving water, there's always something to see and, of course, we all know to protect ourselves from the hot sun and make sure our children's delicate skin is not damaged by those nasty rays.
But, all the preaching, all the posters, all the TV ads - just what's the point? They've been at it for donkey's years but it seems that at least one 29 year old mother has never noticed any health warnings.
At Brighton
‘An ambulance was called for the five-month-old baby who was visiting Brighton from London with his 29-year-old mother.So, maybe some PCSOs are useful after all.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) intervened after they saw the boy on Brighton seafront on Sunday afternoon as temperatures reached 25c.
‘Paramedics who attended the scene believed the boy was suffering from 20 per cent burns to his body.
Oh, and afterwards?
The little girl was ...
"taken to hospital by ambulance for check-ups but was well enough to be allowed home"The baby?
Sussex Police have passed information regarding the un-named mother, from Plumstead, south London, to the Metropolitan Police.but ...
A spokesman for the Met Police could not confirm whether an investigation would be conducted.
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