People walking on Jersey's beaches at low tide are being reminded to take care after two people needed rescuing on the southeast coast.

The pair had been walking to Seymour Tower last Saturday (30 December) and realised they would not be able to make it back to shore before the tide.

Stuck in thigh-high water in the dark, they called 999 at around 5.20pm.

The coastguards told the walkers to get to higher ground whilst the RNLI St Catherine's inshore lifeboat, the St Helier all-weather lifeboat and the Fire and Rescue Service made their way to the area.

The stranded walkers were located 0.5 nautical miles east-south-east of La Rocque, via a phone compass app.

They were asked to shine their mobile phone torches towards the shore to help rescuers find them.

The couple were picked up by the Fire and Rescue Service who had launched from Seymour slip.  They were safe and well.

Duty Officer, Phil Le Neveu is urging us to check tide times and forecasts before setting off:

"...the tide on the southeast corner moves quickly and covers lower lying areas closer to shore before the outermost areas, due to the gutters that run between the reefs. It is often not obvious that you have been cut off until it is too late.

If you find you are becoming cut off, there is a refuge tower approximately halfway between Seymour tower and the shore, and you should raise the alarm by dialling 999 and asking for the Coastguard.

This couple were out in the dark in poor weather, and misjudged the time required to return to shore. They did the right thing when they called us, as if they had ended up in the water, locating them would have been difficult and they could have begun to suffer the effects of cold-water shock.”