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| Rescue teams search sea for boy | |
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| Lifeboats and two rescue helicopters are looking for a boy of three missing in the sea off the Norfolk coast. | |
| Thames Coastguard started the search on Sunday evening after reports that a child was in the water off Wells-Next-the-Sea. | Thames Coastguard started the search on Sunday evening after reports that a child was in the water off Wells-Next-the-Sea. |
| John Mitchell, of RNLI Wells, said it appeared initially that two youngsters had been spotted in the sea. | John Mitchell, of RNLI Wells, said it appeared initially that two youngsters had been spotted in the sea. |
| One was rescued by an onlooker but when he went back to retrieve the second, the boy could not be found. | |
| In addition to lifeboats, an RAF Sea King from Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk and the Norfolk police helicopter are involved in the search. | In addition to lifeboats, an RAF Sea King from Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk and the Norfolk police helicopter are involved in the search. |
| The numbers of people in the town have been swelled by a Tamil festival taking place in the area. | The numbers of people in the town have been swelled by a Tamil festival taking place in the area. |
| One police officer estimated that around 40,000 people had been in Wells during the day. | One police officer estimated that around 40,000 people had been in Wells during the day. |
| One witness, Fiona Walker, told BBC N24: "It (the weather) has been considerably warmer today and there have been a lot of people down in the water." | One witness, Fiona Walker, told BBC N24: "It (the weather) has been considerably warmer today and there have been a lot of people down in the water." |
| She said there were three emergency ambulances on standby and a beach buggy was scouring the sands. | She said there were three emergency ambulances on standby and a beach buggy was scouring the sands. |