Air Ambulance helicopter stuck on Jaywick beach

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The air ambulance helicopter has been stranded on a beach in Essex for the past two days

An air ambulance has been stranded on a beach for two days due to technical difficulties, a charity confirmed.

An East Anglian Air Ambulance first landed on Jaywick Beach, in Essex, on Sunday after being called to the area.

The charity's Cambridge-based H145 helicopter, known as Anglia Two, had been unable to take off since its initial arrival.

An East Anglian Air Ambulance spokesperson said: "Our aviation provider, Babcock, is working extremely hard to repair the issue as quickly as possible. A back-up H135 aircraft is currently covering Anglia Two while these repairs are undertaken."

A spokesperson for the air ambulance said they were trying to "repair the issue as quickly as possible"

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