IT ALL GOES HORRIBLY WRONG FOR JET-SKIING DUO AS CAR GETS BOGGED DOWN IN SOFT SAND

Sea meets car - and the car comes out worse

AN afternoon's thrill-seeking on the ocean wave never materialised for two hapless jet-skiing enthusiasts who had driven to Cleethorpes from the Scunthorpe area.

As they towed the speed machine out on the beach to meet the incoming tide, the wheels of their 4x4 Volvo sports utility vehicle became irretrievable stuck in the soft sand.

There was nothing the duo could do to halt the tide (surprise, surprise), and, before long, the inevitable happened - the car was part-submerged by the sea.

The vehicle was later towed off the beach by tractor but not before it had become totally waterlogged. Whether it will ever again be fit to be driven on the public highway remains to be seen.

It the meantime, it is understood that the jet-ski is in the safekeeping of a like-minded Cleethorpes-based enthusiast.

There were fears that fuel and other potential contaminants might both pollute water, to the detriment of paddleboarders and bathers,  and soil  the sand.

If this had happened in autumn or winter, this could also have been to the detriment of feeding shorebirds, but, during summer, almost all are absent from Cleethorpes while they breed in the Arctic.

There is no early indication of any significant environmental harm.

It is understood the pair were seeking to launch from an unauthorised part of the beach.

The incident is under scrutiny by Cleethorpes Resort Team and its manager, Scott Snowden.