Beachgoers shocked after tourist's 'idiotic' parking move during high tide
Videos and photos show a large crowd gathered on the beach, which is popular with swimmers, surfers and dog walkers.
Beachgoers were left rolling their eyes last week after a tourist drove their van onto the sand and promptly got stuck as high tide approached.
The incident took place at around 6.30pm on Thursday on Polzeath beach in Cornwall, UK, which is popular with swimmers, surfers and dog walkers.
A local man captured pictures and video of the white vehicle parked on the sand. One clip shows the car right on the shoreline as a group of men rush over to help move it. Another video reveals even more people surrounding the van as they attempt to push it away from the water.
“My partner and I had just gone down to the beach for a quick drink and noticed a big crowd on the beach where people had gathered around,” the local said.
“So we looked over and there were people trying to dig out not only the van but another car, too. In the end, there was a group of about 15 people pushing the van back onto the sand.
“We were just shocked to see people still falling for parking that close to the sea when the tide is coming in. By the end, the van was freed.”
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The incident comes following other reports of cars getting stuck in the sand in Cornwall — despite there being plenty of parking spots and car parks in the area.
Connor Duffy, 33, a chef who lives in the area, was baffled last year after he saw three “idiot” tourists parking their vehicles by the water.
“They all drove down together, didn’t look like they knew each other as they were all separate cars,” Connor told Jam Press.
“They then had to get two RNLI trucks to leave their posts of lifeguarding to come and sort them out. They had to be pulled out by locals as no tractors could be called in.
“Then they had to clear the ramp as they each took turns at speeding up the beach and onto the ramp without getting stuck again. Lifeguards tried to sort it as quickly as possible and did so. Just shows common sense isn’t really that common.
“Happens at least once a week now due to tourists not reading the signs and thinking that they are fine to do so.”
4WDs bogged on Aussie beaches a common sight
Cars getting bogged on Aussie beaches is also a frequent sight. Earlier this year, Rick Williams, who owns a towing service on popular Bribie Island, said he has rushed to the aid of numerous travellers attempting to drive on the holiday hotspot’s famous 4WD beach.
“You’ve got people who are novices who don’t know about four-wheel-driving, they try and drive up the beach and go through there with 40 PSI in their tyres,” he explained. “They should be dropping it right down to about 18psi.”
Jam Press
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