The rider of a scrambler bike was caught in a "Mexican standoff" with police after inflicting chaos on a busy seaside.
Two police helicopters have been deployed as crowds gathered to observe and movie the incident unfold simply after 7pm on Easter Monday.
The biker raced alongside Crosby seaside doing 'wheelies' as officers, the coastguard and rescue volunteers attended the scene, with the standoff persevering with late into the night.
Police attended the incident after receiving reviews of a bunch of imply tearing alongside Mariners Highway in Liverpool in off-road bikes.
The riders have been caught on Queens Highway the place two males have been detained on suspicion of theft of a motorized vehicle and helping an offender, Liverpool Echo reviews.
A 4x4 BMW motorized vehicle and an off-road scrambler bike have been additionally seized by officers.
Merseyside Police mentioned the person rode onto the seaside close to Crosby Marine Lake following a police pursuit and stopped the automobile.
Folks on the scene took to social media to touch upon the incident and the quantity of emergency providers that have been deployed.
One man tweeted: "A little bit of a Mexican standoff final night down on Crosby Seashore! 2 x helicopters, 11 police automobiles, 2 x Police Drones and quite a few unmarked automobiles for a lad on a Dust Bike! Oh and Hoylake Lifeboats Hovercraft!"
One other man tweeted: "Child at Crosby seaside obtained about half of Merseyside police. Coast guards, two drones, a hovercraft and a minimum of three separate helicopters going for about six hrs now. He’s not going to stand up for varsity at this charge."
ECHO reader Stephanie Patricia mentioned: "We have been down there 4 hours and left at 9pm and he was nonetheless having a stand off."
Antonia Boyham mentioned: "It is already value nearly 10 grand for the bizzie helicopter to be out that lengthy, he is aware of he's nicked when he stops so he has been doing laps.
"His mates even introduced him petrol and tipped the bike up twice whereas we was there, what a waste of all our emergency providers time coping with this idiot!"
Merseyside Police mentioned a containment was put in place across the seaside as a precaution and the Nationwide Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter was on the scene whereas officers engaged with the person.
The Royal Nationwide Lifeboat Establishment (RNLI) confirmed that RNLI volunteers have been "helping with different search and rescue businesses".
A police spokesperson mentioned: "We wish to thank native residents and companies for his or her persistence as we take care of this incident."
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