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A 10-year-old girl had to be rescued by the coastguard helicopter after being blown out to sea on an inflatable boat. The incident happened in Reculver near Herne Bay on Sunday. At 3.49pm, Whitstable RNLI was made aware that someone had got into trouble at sea. Lifeboat helmsman Andy Williams recalled: “The reported location of the casualty was near to the end of our area and as always with this sort of incident there is great concern for the individuals involved. “We made the best possible speed to the location. “On arrival around 10-minutes after launching, we found that the coastguard helic…

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