A person had to be rescued from the sea after getting into difficulty in the freezing cold and pitch black.
Volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI), were called to a stretch of the Fylde coast close to the Cliffs Hotel in Blackpool at around 9.30pm on Saturday.
Two lifeboats were launched but were thankfully not needed as the person was helped to safety by officers from Blackpool Police.
A spokesperson for the RNLI said: "Our @RNLI volunteers were called out at 9.30pm to reports of a person in difficulty in the water near the Cliffs Hotel.
"Both D class lifeboats launched but fortunately the person was helped to safety by @BlackpoolPolice. @LythamCG @FleetwoodCG also attended."
Our @RNLI volunteers were called out at 9.30pm to reports of a person in difficulty in the water near the Cliffs Hotel. Both D class lifeboat launched but fortunately the person was helped to safety by @BlackpoolPolice. @LythamCG @FleetwoodCG also attended.
— RNLI Blackpool (@RNLIBlackpool) January 9, 2021
One Twitter user thanked the RNLI for their services, saying: "Omg thank god person was saved do people not understand how dangerous the sea is and how many lives are put at risk trying to save them please #respectthewater you are lucky you re going home alive tonight."
Omg thank god person was saved do people not understand how dangerous the sea is and how many lives are put at risk trying to save them please #respectthewater you are lucky you re going home alive tonight
— Heather💙 (@Heather77661287) January 10, 2021
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