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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 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."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.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 advice is straightforward - stay clear."
The boy was last seen playing in the surf about 10 metres offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.The boy was last seen playing in the surf about 10 metres offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
A spokeswoman said weather conditions at the scene were very bad and Solent Coastguard was considering having to suspend the operation until first light.
"At the moment we are still searching," she said. "The helicopter has refuelled and is going out, and the lifeboat is there but is taking a battering in the heavy seas.
"The weather conditions are just atrocious, with poor visibility making it extremely difficult.
"They are determined to find this boy - it's difficult to call it off."
She explained that police were with the boy's family and "they are distraught".
Solent Coastguard said rescue teams from Newhaven and Burling Gap were searching the area.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."The search conditions on scene are very difficult for the rescue teams involved, with rough seas and poor visibility," a spokeswoman said.