Not all heroes wear capes: A nudist bather is being hailed a hero. Photo / Ethan McArthur, Unsplash
Not all heroes wear capes: A nudist bather is being hailed a hero. Photo / Ethan McArthur, Unsplash
A woman is being hailed a hero for her unabashed bravery in helping a family in distress, near a UK nudist beach.
On Wednesday, a family of three were caught in a rip tide near the naturist beach of Pedn Vounder in South West England, reported The Sun. Fortunatelyone sunbather noticed their plight and was not reserved about coming to their rescue.
Jessica Layton, a local theatre performer, had been making the most of the sunny weather and was just about to head home when she saw the family in distress.
"It was just after 3pm and the tide was coming in. I decided to go for a final rip before going home," Layton told The Sun.
Performer Jessica Layton was just heading home when she saw the family in distress. Photo / Supplied
"They were all holding hands, so I grabbed one of their hands and pulled them all on to the beach."
Jessica Layton is a regular at the beach, which has no lifeguards. Photo / Supplied
While she admitted that it might have been quite a scene, she was grateful to have seen the family before she had left.
"Fortunately I'd just put my bikini bottoms on before it happened," she told The Sun.
"It's a classic – of course, I was going to be topless when something like this happens."
The nudist beach does not have a lifeguard and was one of many overrun by visitors as the UK's Covid restrictions ease, ahead of summer.
‘MAJOR INCIDENT’ declared in BOURNEMOUTH - pls stay away.
With 1/2 million visitors in Dorset, roads are gridlocked, hindering emergency vehicles & beaches are full - with Dispersal Orders on both piers. I’ve asked Police Minister to dispatch additional police if Dorset requests pic.twitter.com/YnSpfdXOLc
