Hunstanton RNLI hovercraft rescues three people cut off by tide between Old Hunstanton and Holme-next-the-Sea

Three people have been rescued by a hovercraft after becoming cut off by the tide as dusk fell on Wednesday.

Volunteers at Hunstanton RNLI were alerted to reports that a woman was trapped on a sandbank as the tide was coming in just after 5pm.

RNLI hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer was sent to the scene at Gore Point, between Old Hunstanton and Holme-next-the-Sea, with three crew on board.

After locating the woman with assistance from Coastguards, the crew brought her on board the craft.

They then saw a man and woman on the point who did not realise they had been cut off, who were also picked up before all three were landed safely ashore.