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Published:
August 30, 2006
Burnham-On-Sea
lifeguards
issue warning after theft of life rings
 Lifeguards
in Burnham-On-Sea are warning that lives could be put at risk
if vandals continue to steal inflatable life rings from the town's
seafront.
Burnham-On-Sea.com
learns that thirteen of the life-saving rings have been stolen
from the seafront during the last two years - with the latest
theft occurring on Tuesday when one was removed from the top of
the jetty.
Lifeguards
from Sedgemoor District Council frequently check the rings and
replace the missing ones, but say the thefts are causing them
concern.
"It's
very dangerous. When a ring is urgently needed by someone in trouble
in the sea, it might be that one is not available because of these
ongoing thefts," said Burnham
jetty supervisor David Whitehead.
"We'd
ask anyone who sees the rings being stolen to contact local police
immediately."
Our
photo shows lifeguard Kate Krause-Davies replacing a stolen ring
with a new one at the top of Burnham's jetty.
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