Action Man sparks sea rescue
The Action Man was recovered and taken ashore
An Action Man sparked a major rescue operation after it was mistaken for a parachutist landing in the sea.
Coastguards were called after 999 calls reported seeing a sky diver fall into the sea a quarter of a mile out to sea off Hastings, East Sussex, on Sunday.
Lifeboat crews found the "parachutist" floating in the water and discovered it was a toy tied to some helium balloons.
A coastguard spokesman said a child must have tied the figure to the balloons and it had drifted off.
'Small silhouette'
He said: "The Action Man was recovered and taken ashore.
"He is with Hastings Coastguard and is being well looked after."
"The wind brought it along - it could have come from miles inland.
"The two people that saw it probably reported it because it was like a small silhouette and looked like it was much further away than it actually was."
The toy was seen falling into the sea about a half-mile from Hastings Pier towards St Leonards.
posted by adam at 7:43 AM
5 Comments:
they should sell it on Ebay. Along with a bean and cheese burrito
1:21 PM
They were probably so surprised and flabergasted because it looked like a pig, an animal of which they had no previous knowledge whatsoever.
4:41 PM
Did anyone think to look for a plane?
7:45 PM
I emailed my friend who lives in Hastings and she confirmed the event. If it appears in the weekly paper, she said she'd scan it in and send it to me.
Becky told Daniel and I that a large portion of Hastings was destroyed by bombs in WWII, so I think they are still a bit leery of what looks like any sort of invader.
7:17 AM
You gotta give them some credit. We Americans would have let action man drown.
You know one time I made a parachute for my GI Joes, and threw a few up in the air to watch them float down. Snake Eyes might still be in that drainpipe somewhere.
12:00 PM
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