A North East lifeboat service has revealed that they responded to two calls involving children and the possible misuse of alcohol over the school holidays. 

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade attended two incidents that involved children - in both cases, the children were treated by the life brigade before being passed into the care of the ambulance service for further care. 

The first incident, on Whitley Bay beach, occurred just after 7 pm on April 12. Members of the public found a 17-year-old boy who was thought to be under the influence of alcohol and had suffered a head injury.

The Coastguard tasked the brigade with attending to the incident on the south end of the beach. 14 brigade members set off to ensure the teenager's welfare. 

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Brigade members cared for the casualty for around 10 minutes before he was transferred into the care of the ambulance service.

Another incident involving possible underage drinking occurred on April 15 - when life brigade members and emergency services (including police and ambulance) were called to Cullercoats Bay. 

Two young girls were in danger and thought to be under the influence of alcohol. 

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Eight members of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade were in attendance, but when it was confirmed that other services were on the scene, they stood down. 

Between the two incidents, 22 members of the life brigade were, together, in attendance for a total of 14 hours.