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Rescue teams search sea for boy | 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. | 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 boy, he could not be found. | |
Tamil festival | |
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. |
A 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. |
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the emergency services were alerted at about 1630 BST. |