Amorous couple sparks rescue drama
 

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LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple who headed out to
sea in a dinghy for an amorous liaison sparked a major
rescue operation when their cries of passion were
mistaken for someone in trouble, British police said
Tuesday.

A passer-by raised the alarm after hearing strange
noises coming from the waters near a beach in Torbay
on the southwest coast of England Saturday morning,
prompting the coastguard to send lifeboats and police
to the scene.

"It was found that there was a partially-clothed
couple in a small rubber dingy that were brought
ashore and asked to put their clothes back on," a
spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police told Reuters.

"Our log actually mentions that 'they were having fun
in their boat!', but doesn't say anything other than
that."