16th November 2009
By Lloyd Vaughan »
A TREE smashed into a car carrying a baby in Watchet at the weekend as the worst storms of the year battered West Somerset.
The baby was travelling with two women near Warren Bay Holiday Park on Friday evening when their Landrover Discovery was hit and trapped by the tree - one of several uprooted along the road.
Members of Watchet Coastguard stumbled across the stricken vehicle as they returned from rescuing a fisherman with a suspected broken ankle near Minehead.
Peter Pring, of the holiday park, helped the crew release the vehicle with a chainsaw.
The women and baby were unharmed but shaken by the ordeal, according to Watchet Coastguard Simon Bale.
He added: “We just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
“We were expecting a further call that evening with regards to the weather, but were not prepared for it to be on the road on our way back to the station."
Moments before, Simon and his colleagues helped Minehead Coastguard rescue a 40-year-old fisherman who was swept of his feet and injured about half a mile from Minehead Golf Club.
Minehead Coastguard administered first aid before the Watchet team battled the elements to get him to a waiting ambulance.
Simon Bale, of Watchet Coastguard, said: “Luckily for this man, he had the correct waterproof clothing on and was able to keep warm while his friend gathered up all their equipment and they awaited the coastguard's arrival having summonsed help on their mobile phone.”
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Céline Dion Tries for Another Baby After Pregnancy Loss
This is not the type of baby news we like to deliver: Céline Dion is no longer pregnant.
Last August, the golden-piped songbird and husband René Angélil confirmed that she had only just become pregnant with her second child after undergoing a round of in vitro fertilization treatments.
Unfortunately, that is no longer the case: Angélil confirmed to the Journal de Montreal that the 41-year-old Canadian chanteuse is no longer in the family way, as the embryo transfers—which took place in August and October—were ultimately unsuccessful.
Angélil said that both they and their doctor "believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn't the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked."
But not deterred.
"We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]," the 67-year-old hubby-manager said. "The process can be long and arduous.
"But today, we are full of confidence. Céline is more determined than ever."
In fact, the couple, who already has an 8-year-old son, René-Charles, is heading back to New York this weekend to see if the third time proves the charm.
"I admire all the women who go through such a tough process. Since April, she has undergone numerous examinations, multiple hormone injections and blood tests.
"Céline and I didn't get discouraged…we put our faith in life and in the stars."
Last August, the golden-piped songbird and husband René Angélil confirmed that she had only just become pregnant with her second child after undergoing a round of in vitro fertilization treatments.
Unfortunately, that is no longer the case: Angélil confirmed to the Journal de Montreal that the 41-year-old Canadian chanteuse is no longer in the family way, as the embryo transfers—which took place in August and October—were ultimately unsuccessful.
Angélil said that both they and their doctor "believed that the procedure/pregnancy took, but that wasn't the case. We found out some days later. We were shocked."
But not deterred.
"We are living the reality of the majority of couples who have to use [IVF]," the 67-year-old hubby-manager said. "The process can be long and arduous.
"But today, we are full of confidence. Céline is more determined than ever."
In fact, the couple, who already has an 8-year-old son, René-Charles, is heading back to New York this weekend to see if the third time proves the charm.
"I admire all the women who go through such a tough process. Since April, she has undergone numerous examinations, multiple hormone injections and blood tests.
"Céline and I didn't get discouraged…we put our faith in life and in the stars."
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