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Air and sea search for missing four-year-old boy | Air and sea search for missing four-year-old boy |
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Coastguards are carrying out an extensive air and sea search after a four-year-old boy went missing at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. | |
The operation - involving a helicopter and two lifeboats - is continuing overnight as the tide has gone out, making the search easier. | |
Emergency services were called after the boy's parents were spotted trying to rescue him on Sunday evening. | Emergency services were called after the boy's parents were spotted trying to rescue him on Sunday evening. |
The couple required medical treatment for water ingestion. | The couple required medical treatment for water ingestion. |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "A member of the public dialled 999 to inform Swansea Coastguard they had seen two adults go in the water to attempt to rescue a small child and that they needed medical assistance. | The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "A member of the public dialled 999 to inform Swansea Coastguard they had seen two adults go in the water to attempt to rescue a small child and that they needed medical assistance. |
"Swansea Coastguard sent the Burnham-on-Sea Coastguard rescue team to the scene, along with the two Burnham-on-Sea RNLI lifeboats." | |
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