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No organised walk out to Tower of Refuge this year

No viable date on tide forecast

There'll be no organised walk out to the Tower of Refuge this year.

Traditionally, Douglas Town Centre Management, with the help of the Isle of Man Coastguard, guides a group of sometimes hundreds of people across Douglas bay to Connister Rock during low tide.

It typically takes place during the summer months but the event has been called off as the tide isn't expected to go out far enough this year.

Kevin Scott, the Rescue Teams Manager for Isle of Man Coastguard, says people considering to walk out themselves should think carefully:

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