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Coastguard helicopter in training exercise over Burnham-On-Sea beach

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A Coastguard helicopter landed on Burnham-On-Sea beach on Wednesday (February 10th) during a special training exercise.

Crews from Burnham RNLI took part in a series of winch training drills with the Coastguard’s new 187 helicopter.

The exercise simulated several rescue scenarios where casualties are winched from boats at sea.

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