Coastguards search after flares spotted over Lympstone
Published:
12:34 PM September 17, 2009
Updated:
10:43 PM November 6, 2020
ORANGE flares spotted over the River Exe near Lympstone on Wednesday night sparked Exmouth coastguard to carry out a search of the area.
ORANGE flares spotted over the River Exe near Lympstone on Wednesday night sparked Exmouth coastguard to carry out a search of the area.
When the coastguard team arrived they saw more flares, and gauged they were coming from the Exminster area.
A Portland coastguard spokesperson said: "Further enquiries did not identify the exact source of the flares, but they were definitely from over the land, and possibly part of a military exercise.