Screams Of Passion Alert Coastguards

Lifeboats, coastguards and police turned out when screams were heard from a small rubber boat - only to find a naked couple making love.

A walker on nearby cliffs thought their shreaks of delight at 8 am in the morning were calls for help and dialed 999, the local police number. Lifeboat-man Nigel Crang said: "It was an amazing shout. I've never seen anything quite like it in all my 18 years I've been doing the job."

He said the startled pair were totally naked, adding: "I've never seen such things in a six-foot inflatable at such an early hour. "They were a bit surprised when we turned up. He was using his hands as a fig leaf, while she was protecting her modesty with a towel".

Police ordered the pair, both in their 20s, to paddle to a local beach. They eventually agreed and were given a warning by police and coastguards to watch future behaviour.

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