Drunken jet-skiers rescued from River Humber after getting stuck on sandbank

TWO jet-skiers have been rescued from the middle of the River Humber after they went on a drunken joyride.

The two men, who have not been named, were stranded in the middle of the treacherous Humber currents for two hours.

It is believed they travelled along the River Hull from Tickton at around 2pm yesterday before getting stuck on Humber Middle – a huge sandbank in the centre of the river.

Humber Rescue were called in by the coastguard and fdiscovered the two men stranded and unable to get the jet-ski – which was littered with cans of super-strength lager – off the bank.

David Bertholini from Humber Rescue was coxswain of the boat which travelled to meet the two men.

"They could have died, it is that simple," he said.

"The currents and the sandbanks are forever changing in the Humber and, if you don't know what you are doing, it can be treacherous.

"People don't realise just how shallow the Humber is, it's not really somewhere to play."

Mr Bertholini and his crew stayed with the stranded jet-skiers for two hours until the tide came back in.

The men then returned to the launch site where officers from Humberside Police were waiting for their return.

Mr Bertholini added: "We don't want to stop people from using the Humber for leisure purposes but people have to be aware of the dangers and knowledgeable of where and when they should be using certain areas.

"There is a lot of hard sand out there and these two men were lucky they didn't hit anything at a faster speed or they could have been flung from the jet-ski, breaking their necks.

"It was stupid but I think they realised it and they quickly apologised when we got to them.

"It was a bit of a laugh in the end but it's still a serious business,. It's is a waste of our time dealing with stupidity."

A spokesman for Humberside Police confirmed officers had been waiting at the launch site, near Tickton, for the two men to return.

Both were breathalysed but the driver was under the limit.

A spokesman said: "There was no police action necessary as the diver was not above any drinking threshold."

Anyone who sees anything suspicious on or in the water including flares, clothing hoisted on a ship or yacht's mast, people waving or people walking around on sandbanks, have been asked to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

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