Daring surfers spark false alarm

The sight of two men in the rough sea just off the Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Coast Road set off alarm bells in the mind of a passer-by who called for help in an attempt to save them from drowning.

Sure enough, the army’s search and rescue team headed to the area – only to find that thetwo men were actually surfers having a great time riding the waves.

A spokesman for the Armed Forces confirmed the “false alarm” after someone called for assistance.

A man who was photographing the crashing waves managed to capture the events.

“The rescue boat kept close for some minutes... The twomen were surfers living dangerously, as the waves were breaking on the rocks only a few metres from them,” Marcus Geiger said.

After about half-an-hour the rescue boat left, with the two surfers blissfully unaware, or aware but unconcerned about this drama, the photographer said.

Yesterday’s northwest force 6 winds whipped up huge waves across the coast.