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| Brighton: Body found in search for person missing at sea | Brighton: Body found in search for person missing at sea |
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| The search was suspended at 22:00 BST but resumed on Thursday morning, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said | The search was suspended at 22:00 BST but resumed on Thursday morning, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said |
| A body has been found in Saltdean following a major air and sea rescue operation off Brighton beach. | |
| The coastguard helicopter and RNLI boats searched the sea for a missing person near Palace Pier for six hours on Wednesday. | The coastguard helicopter and RNLI boats searched the sea for a missing person near Palace Pier for six hours on Wednesday. |
| Police said the body was that of a 21-year-old man from Brighton. His next of kin have been informed. | |
| Officers are not searching for anyone else and the death is not believed to be suspicious. | |
| The search was suspended at 22:00 BST but resumed on Thursday morning, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. | The search was suspended at 22:00 BST but resumed on Thursday morning, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. |
| The body was found on the beach at Saltdean at about 08:15 on Thursday, Sussex Police said. | |
| Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened but it is not believed to be suspicious, police said. | |
| The coastguard helicopter and RNLI boats searched the sea for a missing person | |
| Simon Williams, coxswain mechanic at Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station, said the RNLI responded to reports of a person who had been "washed off" a groyne next to the pier. | Simon Williams, coxswain mechanic at Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station, said the RNLI responded to reports of a person who had been "washed off" a groyne next to the pier. |
| "We were out for just over six hours and ended up in the dark, in driving rain, with very rough conditions and five metre waves at some points," he said. | "We were out for just over six hours and ended up in the dark, in driving rain, with very rough conditions and five metre waves at some points," he said. |
| "Please respect the water. When the weather is poor with rough seas, please stay clear of the water." | "Please respect the water. When the weather is poor with rough seas, please stay clear of the water." |
| Meanwhile, Sussex Police said a woman's body was found in a separate incident off Brighton beach on Tuesday. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. | Meanwhile, Sussex Police said a woman's body was found in a separate incident off Brighton beach on Tuesday. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| On Wednesday, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service tweeted a warning that people should be careful near water in bad weather. | On Wednesday, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service tweeted a warning that people should be careful near water in bad weather. |
| It posted: "Our coast is beautiful but can be very dangerous." | It posted: "Our coast is beautiful but can be very dangerous." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Sussex Police | Sussex Police |
| Newhaven | Newhaven |
| Brighton | Brighton |
| Littlehampton | Littlehampton |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | Shoreham-by-Sea |