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Teenage boy 'swept away' by sea in Newhaven | Teenage boy 'swept away' by sea in Newhaven |
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A 14-year-old boy has been swept away by the sea in Sussex, police say. | A 14-year-old boy has been swept away by the sea in Sussex, police say. |
Sussex Police received a call at 16:15 GMT to say the boy, who had been swimming with a friend off West Beach in Newhaven, had been "swept away by the current". | Sussex Police received a call at 16:15 GMT to say the boy, who had been swimming with a friend off West Beach in Newhaven, had been "swept away by the current". |
A helicopter and lifeboat are being used in the search for the boy. | |
A police spokesman said: "This is a very distressing incident and everything possible is being done to try to find the boy." | |
He added: "All agencies remind people of the dangers of being at seashores in adverse weather, especially in view of the approaching severe weather conditions overnight. | |
"The advice is straightforward - stay clear." | |
The boy was last seen playing in the surf about 10 metres offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. | |
Solent Coastguard said rescue teams from Newhaven and Burling Gap were searching the area. | |
"The search conditions on scene are very difficult for the rescue teams involved, with rough seas and poor visibility," a spokeswoman said. |