Full-scale coast search after tourist gets on wrong coach
A FULL-SCALE coastal search was launched on Saturday evenning after a tourist visiting the area got on the wrong coach home.
A rescue helicopter from Culdrose, Looe Lifeboat, two coastguard teams and police were involved in the operation near Looe.
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A woman who had been visiting the area had been reported missing at 5.30pm after failing to meet her coach.
She had not been seen for five hours, since the start of the visit to Looe in the morning.
The search, near Hannafore Point was called off an hour later after it was discovered she had got on the wrong coach back to Exeter.
A coastguard spokesman said the woman's disappearance had raised serious concerns for her safety, but she had been discovered safe and well.
The woman was 52 and from Greenland.
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by Dirty Harry, Plymouth
Monday, July 06 2009, 5:15PM
“Another bleddy terrorist!”
by A TAX PAYER, NEAR THE SEA
Monday, July 06 2009, 4:34PM
“SHE SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE SERCH THE STUPPED WOMAN”
by Bloody Rotter, In Hell
Monday, July 06 2009, 3:45PM
“What a farce!”
by Fed up 2, Plymouth
Monday, July 06 2009, 9:32AM
“I agree with 'Fed Up by the sea' Another waste of our taxes because the organisers of this trip cannot be trusted with a pen & Clipboard. The organisers of this trip should be fined for wasting emergency services resources, we would be!!!!!!!!”
by Shipmate Ron, Plymouth
Monday, July 06 2009, 8:57AM
“Oh come on you lot, we don't get many eskimo tourists round here, so be a bit more understanding.”