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Two survive after plane crashes in sea at Shoreham | Two survive after plane crashes in sea at Shoreham |
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Two people have escaped from a plane which crashed into the sea off the Sussex coast. | Two people have escaped from a plane which crashed into the sea off the Sussex coast. |
They were able to reach the shore after the light aircraft came down "close to the beach" in Shoreham, West Sussex. | |
The plane, which is believed to be a Cessna, crashed at about 15:50 BST, Sussex Police said. | The plane, which is believed to be a Cessna, crashed at about 15:50 BST, Sussex Police said. |
Both people who escaped from the wreckage are not believed to have been injured in the crash, a force spokesman added. | Both people who escaped from the wreckage are not believed to have been injured in the crash, a force spokesman added. |
Shoreham RNLI said it had had launched its all weather lifeboat. | |
A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said it received multiple 999 calls reporting that the plane had ditched in the water. | |
South East Coast Ambulance Service said the two people had been assessed, and neither required hospital treatment. | |
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