That ice cream van washed out to sea prompted so many funny responses but it was the Daily Star that really got it licked
Holidaymakers at Harlyn Beach in Cornwall were involved in a dramatic rescue attempt this week when an ice cream van parked on the beach was washed out to sea.
Tourists rush to save ice cream van washed out to sea in Cornwall https://t.co/np7LqlzD65
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 9, 2024
Look at the size of that floater!
WATCH: The ice cream van has has since been pulled from the sea at #HarlynBay. @HMCoastguard and @RNLI teams say the driver was safe and wasn’t in the vehicle
Credit: Richard Higman pic.twitter.com/i5YNgUNU4N
— Hits Radio Cornwall (@HitsCornwall) July 8, 2024
Nobody was hurt, and the van was safely retrieved when the tide went out, but the story did spark a feast of fab responses.
1.
Police have had to cone the beach off. https://t.co/Xb2Rb1iMDG
— Angry People in Local Newspapers (@angrypiln) July 7, 2024
2.
Dial 99!
— Bob Sacamano (@StaggerUnwinds) July 7, 2024
3.
Whoever the reporter is got quite the scoop!
— Barbarossa Smith ✨ (@barbarossa69) July 7, 2024
4.
There were hundreds and thousands of people watching
— Paul Moran (@paulmoran62) July 7, 2024
5.
Watching the van get washed a wafer ever!
— Barbarossa Smith ✨ (@barbarossa69) July 7, 2024
6.
The driver was found covered in hundreds and thousands and raspberry sauce. Police think he may have topped himself.
— Alan (@countalan) July 7, 2024
7.
Thank you for that Nougat of information
— Ian B (@mrpeavley) July 7, 2024
8.
Can't park there mate
— Phil H (@philh2004) July 7, 2024
9.
Board me and buy one
— Trevor Brown (@TrevBrown7) July 9, 2024
10.
New flavour tomorrow salted caramel
— No plate pc! #UTAG17 (@King61B) July 9, 2024
11.
Did someone order an ice cream float?
— Paul Nixon (@paulontoast) July 8, 2024
12.
Someone's going to get a Rocket up their backside for this.
— Lord Edward (@tommytuck39) July 9, 2024
13.
The driver was a bit of a screwball.
— Dan Allen (@Persixty) July 8, 2024
14.
Flake news https://t.co/JqxJqyY8wt
— Nik D (@nikidoog) July 8, 2024
But it was the Daily Star who came up with this magnum opus of a headline…
15.
One of the best headlines of the year, even if it's from the Star. pic.twitter.com/mvNXeWYvZI
— Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon) July 9, 2024
Never change, Daily Star.
You can see the journalists / subs face when they realised they could make that work!
— Wendy (@Wednesday_IC) July 9, 2024
Very much a "you can go home already you've earned your pay for the day" situation
— Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon) July 9, 2024
The Star has been consistently brilliant at this stuff in recent years, it's more Viz than The Sun. They did the Truss Lettuce, remember…
— Cloaca Bilk QC (@joemuggs) July 9, 2024
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