Man rescued from mud

Very well put Mr Miller. A bridge would sound the death knell for this Island and all that is good about it. The ferries are expensive and inconvenient, but at least they keep out the riff-raff.

im with you annabel, fixed link the sooner the better. we have a huge shortage of burglars, thieves and twocers on the island compared to the mainland and its about time this imbalance was addressed. luckily i rent furnished so i dont have a great lot to lose, bring it on !!

Are you sure you can't walk across at low tide? I thought you could at Hurst Point. Isn't it so shallow that you can play cricket there?

I'm all for a fixed link bridge, but I think you've over-estimated the story a bit there, Annabel! Bless x

Should have watched Bear Grylls ...

I blame Andrew Turnip, to follow Annabels lead lol

If an asda was built there this never would've happened. Hurry up Asda!

cant see how this can be used to argue for a fixed link in anyway.very
odd

annabel.. you cant walk to the mainland when the tide goes out, the solent is always there. i think he was proberbly being nosey from the landslide

Glad to hear that the young man concerned is safe. Hopefully this story will illustrate to other readers the folly of not having a bridge to the mainland. As I understand it a fixed link would have to be sited at the western end of the island for some reason, and if we had one then the unfortunate individual in this story would have been able to walk to the mainland in complete safety rather than risk life and limb trying to walk through the mud at low tide. How can anyone with an iota of sense oppose the bridge when the column inches are filled with stories of near misses such as these? Will it really take someone to die before the powers that be sit up and take notice?

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