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| Missing girl sea search resumes | Missing girl sea search resumes |
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| An air and sea search has resumed for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared off an Essex beach. | An air and sea search has resumed for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared off an Essex beach. |
| The girl from Buckinghamshire had been playing with a friend in the sea, several yards from a beach in Clacton when they got into trouble at 1600 BST. | |
| An onlooker pulled one of the girls ashore but could not find the other. | An onlooker pulled one of the girls ashore but could not find the other. |
| The man and rescued child were taken to hospital and treated for water intake. The man was later released, while the girl remains in hospital. | |
| The missing girl was in Clacton on a day trip from Buckinghamshire with her friend and her friend's parents. | The missing girl was in Clacton on a day trip from Buckinghamshire with her friend and her friend's parents. |
| It is understood both girls were playing near a groyne, a sea defence barrier built at a right angle to the beach. | |
| Police said her mother had been informed of the incident and was travelling to meet search teams. | Police said her mother had been informed of the incident and was travelling to meet search teams. |
| Essex Police said they were assisting the Coastguard in the search as it resumed. | Essex Police said they were assisting the Coastguard in the search as it resumed. |
| Two helicopters, a coastguard rescue team and an inshore lifeboat had been launched to search the area after the incident opposite Trafalgar Road, off Marine Parade West, on Sunday. | Two helicopters, a coastguard rescue team and an inshore lifeboat had been launched to search the area after the incident opposite Trafalgar Road, off Marine Parade West, on Sunday. |
| An RAF rescue helicopter, from Wattisham, Suffolk, and a police helicopter were scrambled to scour the coastal waters. | An RAF rescue helicopter, from Wattisham, Suffolk, and a police helicopter were scrambled to scour the coastal waters. |
| Rescue workers in dry suits also searched the shallow water. | Rescue workers in dry suits also searched the shallow water. |
| During the night, police officers and coastguard officials scoured the coastline with the aid of the police helicopter, which provided lighting. | During the night, police officers and coastguard officials scoured the coastline with the aid of the police helicopter, which provided lighting. |
| The rescued girl and member of the public who rescued her from the water were taken to Clacton and District Hospital. | The rescued girl and member of the public who rescued her from the water were taken to Clacton and District Hospital. |
| Police said the girl, who is with her mother, was now at Colchester General Hospital where she is recovering from shock. | Police said the girl, who is with her mother, was now at Colchester General Hospital where she is recovering from shock. |