Five children rescued from sea by off-duty nurses in Co Down

Five young children were rescued by off-duty nurses after they got into difficulty off a beach in Co Down on Sunday. Picture: Newcastle Coastguard/PA

Five young children were rescued by off-duty nurses after they got into difficulty off a beach in Co Down on Sunday.

The Newcastle Coastguard team was called to the Minerstown beach, near Downpatrick, at about 9.30pm after reports that the five children, who are siblings, had been caught out by the rising tide.