A MEMBER of the public caused a coastguard alert when they mistook a patch of discoloured stonework at Dawlish for a person in trouble.
The false alarm with good intent 999 call to Brixham coastguard came in at just after 8am on Bank Holiday Monday morning.
A coastguard statment said: "Teignmouth Coastguard investigated a report of a person clinging to a breakwater at Dawlish.
"The object was found to be a patch of discoloured stonework.
"A search of the area suggested no persons were in danger."
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