see how sloppy it is? don t push down that straight for me and just hold it on top of the mud up. and you ve only gone that deep, but you re stuck. of course, even though people know of the dangers, it s all too easy to get caught out, which is why those living up and down the east coast here appreciate what the coastguard does. we re here to help people, not to judge people if they get into distress or they get into the mud. we re here to help you, and that s what the coast guard s about. crispin rolfe, bbc news. next week marks the 80th anniversary of the d day landings and ahead of the date we ve been telling the stories of some of those involved. our reporterjohn maguire has been to normandy to meet three french women who were young children at the time of liberation. for the people of northern france, years of nazi occupation came to an end with d day and its aftermath. civilians paid a heavy price in lives and property destroyed as the allies drove the german forces south. the
there s a fresh warning about the dangers of mud on beaches after several reports of people getting stuck following extreme weather. the coastguard says there s been a recent increase in incidents and it s stepping up training for the busy summer ahead. our reporter crispin rolfe joined emergency crews in cleethorpes. racing against time. pumping up the raft. ..and sometimes against the tide. presumably, this would be time critical in an emergency? very time critical. it s about practice. the more we practise to do it, the quicker you can do it. yes, the challenges faced by volunteer coastguard teams along the cleethorpes coast as they go about saving the lives of those who get stuck in its mud. the coastguard teams practise regularly and they have to because they say that the number of people getting stuck is increasing.
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we do get seals, as well, obviously. grey seals, a few common seals. i i m just from down the coast in scarborough and i ve just retired from being a head teacher. so i m here and steve s brilliant, because it s notjust learning the photography, he knows about all the species, the habitats, and so there s a massive science lesson going on as well, which i love. so we ve caught up with you. what have you got so far? so fara puffin, guillemot, that s the puffin again. there must be some gannets in there as well? yes, there is. everybody s walking around with huge cameras, but you don t seem to be too worried. no, no, i m quite happy with the camera i ve got. it s not that heavy and i don t have to carry it around with tripods and things like that. and you still got some great shots. hm. amazing. that was crispin rolfe with that report. many of us are thinking if you like bird watching in your spare time,