Lifeboat called out to helium-balloon microlight
Published: 09:34, 19 October 2009
Updated: 09:50, 19 October 2009
Lifeboat crews were scrambled amid reports of a microlight crashing into the sea off Minster.
Thames Coastguard called out both RNLI Sheerness lifeboat crews yesterday at around 3.30pm.
But as volunteers got ready to launch their dramatic rescue it was revealed the crashed plane was nothing more than a bunch of helium balloons!
The crews were stood down at 1538.
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