Hilbre island Rescued boys' mother 'shopping'

[Kev]

Two young children were found neck deep in an incoming tide on a Wirral beach when their mother left them to go shopping, lifeguards have said.

The boys, aged four and five, were found on a sandbank at an islet off Hilbre island, near West Kirby, as temperatures soared on Saturday. more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8075949.stm)

[Devo]

The rescue services must have sore necks shaking their heads in disbelief!
4+5 yo kids should never be out of sight, and by the way this story is written it looks like the mother or grandmother are guilty of neglect :disgust:
but without knowing the full circumstances im not going to jump to conclusions, however i'd like to thank the lifeboat crew and emergency services for saving their lives, there are a few other stories with more unfortunate results this weekend and we must remember that the RNLI are "needed" and always need support.