Children saved from drowning off Ballycastle

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The boys were swept out to sea on Wednesday evening

By Adam Evans & Richard O'Reilly

Three young children were rescued off the coast of Ballycastle after being spotted by a member of the public.

They were swept out to sea on Wednesday evening and saved from drowning by a local man who was walking his dog.

Nat Hunter from Ballyvoy and his wife Amy

The boys were spotted by Nat Hunter and his wife Amy.

"I grabbed the buoyancy aid with the long tether on it" said Nat "and started making my way into the water.

"They're very shaken up" said Nat "you could tell they'd been panicking."

Dan McAuley is from the Ballycastle Coastguard

The RNLI says August is the most dangerous month for deaths on the coast.

"Tides can turn very quickly" said Dan McCauley from the Ballycastle Coastguard "we'd urge parents to advised children of the dangers of the beach".

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