A risk-taking angler fishing chest deep without a life jacket in dangerous currents had to be rescued after being swept away. An RNLI crew hoisted the shaken and hypothermic fisherman struggling in waterlogged waders following the incident at The Street in Whitstable. Anglers are often known to fish in deep waters off the popular shingle and clay bank extending about half a mile from the shore. But despite the rescue being a success, the charity has sounded alarm this week after admitting the event was a “struggle”. Helm Dave Parry said: “We located the male angler, who was in his early 60s a …
