Three stranded children rescued from Devon beach
A coastguard helicopter was called in to help the stranded children as well as rescue teams and RNLI crews
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Three children have been rescued after becoming stranded on a south Devon beach on Wednesday.
HM Coastguard was called to Mothecombe Beach, near Plymouth at 17:45 BST, along with the RNLI and ambulance crews.
A spokesperson for the coastguard said the operation involved rescue teams from Bigbury and Yealm, lifeboats from Salcombe and Plymouth, a coastguard helicopter and the ambulance service.
They said all three children had been "recovered ashore and have been accounted for".
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