Summer ‘idiot season’ has continued into autumn in Cornwall.
Locals were left rolling their eyes after a tourist drove their van onto the beach and promptly got stuck as high tide approached.
The incident took place yesterday (19 September) at around 6.30pm on Polzeath beach, which is popular with swimmers, surfers and dog walkers.
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A local man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, 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 man told What’s The Jam.
“So we looked over and there were people trying to dig out not only the van but another car, too.
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“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 from Newquay, Cornwall, was baffled after spotting 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, from Newquay, 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.”
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