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Kent beach victim is another 'drink and drown'

by Murdo Maguire — last modified 30-06-2006 15:20

A young woman whose body was washed up on a beach in east Kent had been drinking before going into the sea, the coastguard have said.

An air and sea search involving police, lifeboat, coastguard and RAF teams was launched in Folkestone on Thursday after reports of a person in the water. A body was recovered from a beach in Folkestone at about 2200 BST.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the death highlighted the dangers of drinking alcohol by the sea.

The young woman was seen drinking with friends by the water's edge near the Rotunda amusement park. Her sandals were found on the beach.

"She was seen by many members of the public acting in a strange manner and yet no-one intervened to restrain her from going in the water," the MCA's east Kent sector manager, Andy Roberts, said. "When she did go in the water no-one monitored what she was doing. This type of incident is senseless, this girl had her life before her and is another drink-drown statistic."

Trevor Dowle, watch manager with Dover Coastguard, added: "Excessive alcohol impairs judgment and reaction times. This can lead to tragic and, in this case, fatal accidents. Our message is please don't drink and drown," Mr Dowle said.

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