Caped Dude Saver: Surfer Rescued By Batman And Robin

A kite surfer got help from an unlikely source when he lost control on a beach - from crime fighting duo Batman and Robin.

Like a scene straight out of Only Fools And Horses, David Schneider and Derren Guile, both 40, were dressed as the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder when they rushed in to save a stranger.

The pair, who were taking part in a Superhero Paddle kayak at Shoreham Beach, West Sussex, saw the victim being dragged across the beach and into the English Channel.

They quickly paddled over to the man, who looked ‘gobsmacked’ to be being rescued by the two superheroes as he was struggling to take control of the kite.

David, dressed as Robin, said: “We were out in the water having a bit of fun and I noticed this kite surfer had got into a bit of trouble.

"His kite was in the water and he was being dragged across the beach.

Dynamic duo: David and Derren shocked the kite surfer when they paddled to the rescue (SWNS)

"I probably watched him for about ten minutes and thought 'he’s not getting that back up’, so I paddled over, obviously dressed as Robin and called my comrade to help me.

"He was gobsmacked when we turned up. He just looked round and said 'oh no’.

"I said 'it’s not every day Batman and Robin come to save you is it?’.”

Derren and David helped the stunned man back to shore, before collecting his surfboard.

David, dressed as Batman during the Sunday morning incident, added: “He wasn’t drowning but he was in trouble.

"Unless he got his kite back up he was going to struggle, and the southwesterly wind was dragging him across.”

Classic: The rescue echoed the legendary Only Fools And Horses episode (BBC)

The situation is a real-life replica of the classic Only Fools And Horses scene where Del Boy and Rodney are dressed as the caped crusaders when they stumble upon a woman being mugged in her car.

David said that his friends have been drawing parallels between the TV brothers

David said: "Obviously I’ve seen that famous Only Fools and Horses episode, someone even put a photo of Del and Rodney on my Facebook page.

"We didn’t come out of the dark or surrounded by smoke like them but we were obviously dressed the same way so it was similar.”

David added that the kite surfer disappeared after his board was returned.

He said: “After we returned his board to him he very quickly disappeared, I think he was a bit embarrassed.”

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