{"id":312304,"date":"2026-01-24T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dramatic-sea-rescue-as-two-men-caught-out-and-trapped-by-rising-tide-in-the-thames-estuary-itvnews\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T18:00:14","slug":"dramatic-sea-rescue-as-two-men-caught-out-and-trapped-by-rising-tide-in-the-thames-estuary-itvnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dramatic-sea-rescue-as-two-men-caught-out-and-trapped-by-rising-tide-in-the-thames-estuary-itvnews\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic sea rescue as two men caught out and trapped by rising tide in the Thames Estuary #itvnews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pyzSvHOolxw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dramatic sea rescue as two men caught out and trapped by rising tide in the Thames Estuary #itvnews\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pyzSvHOolxw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A tragedy was narrowly avoided when specialist marine officers helped to rescue two stranded men from the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Search and Marine Unit officers were patrolling the Thames Estuary on the Kent Police vessel Invicta when they received a distress call at around 10.45am on Wednesday 21 January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that two men, one in his 20s and another in his 30s, had walked onto the sand banks in Southend, Essex, before being trapped by the rapidly rising tide.<\/p>\n<p>When the officers reached the men the water had risen to around neck-height and it is estimated they were only around 10 minutes away from being completely submerged.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tragedy was narrowly avoided when specialist marine officers helped to rescue two stranded men from the sea. The Search and Marine Unit officers were patrolling the Thames Estuary on the Kent Police vessel Invicta when they received a distress call at around 10.45am on Wednesday 21 January 2025. 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