| Author(s) |
Brunskill, Steve
Mallett, Xanthe
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| Publication Date |
2011
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| Abstract |
Morecambe Bay is a large bay in the northwest of England, situated just south of the Lake District national park. It consists of a large expanse of sand and tidal mudflats and is the biggest of its type anywhere in the United Kingdom. Covering over 300 kilometers², with the cockle beds in some places stretching as far out as 7-8 miles from the shore, this area is notoriously treacherous, and when on the sands particular attention must be paid to the quicksand and the fast-moving tides, which can travel faster than a man can run. Add to this the 10-meter-high tide range together with the broad and shallow formation of the sands, and this deceptively calm and beautiful area can turn into a death trap within minutes.
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| Citation |
Disaster Victim Identification: Experience and Practice, p. 207-222
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| ISBN |
9781420094138
9781420094121
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
CRC Press
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| Series |
Global Perspectives on Disaster Victim Identification
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| Edition |
1
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| Title |
Operation Lund - Morecambe Bay Cockling Disaster, February 5, 2004
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| Type of document |
Book Chapter
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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