Beach washed away by freak high tide is returned next day in Porthleven, UK

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Bare beach: The scene at Porthleven beach after the high tide washed away virtually all the sand

Residents in a seaside town where the entire beach was washed away by a freak high tide are celebrating - after it came BACK.

Locals in Porthleven in Cornwall were left scratching their heads after a severe high tide removed ALL the sand on their beach, and replaced with jagged rocks covered in seaweed and algae.

Photos from the scene showed promenade steps that used run down into the lush sand leading to a sharp drop onto rocks.

But locals were celebrating today after the sand was brought back - leaving them with a golden coast again.

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Back again: The sand has now been returned to the beach by 'Mother Nature'

Councillor Andrew Wallis said the beach returned "completely naturally" confirming that "Mother Nature" put the sand back, not the council.

He said: "The beach had never had that little sand in living memory.

"This area is quite prone to long shire drift and sometimes it is more extreme than others. This time was definitely on the more extreme side."

An oceanographer from Porthleven, Alan Jorgensen, said he has never seen the level of sand so low in all his years in the village.

He said: "I've never seen it like this before. It was a bit of a surprise to be honest."

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