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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. | A 14-year-old boy has been swept away by the sea in Sussex. |
| 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". |
| The Newhaven Lifeboat team said at 21:45 GMT all search teams had been stood down for the night. | |
| In a tweet, it said its thoughts "go to the boy's family and friends at this sad time". | In a tweet, it said its thoughts "go to the boy's family and friends at this sad time". |
| The search is expected to resume on Monday morning. | |
| The boy was last seen playing in the surf about 10m offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. | The boy was last seen playing in the surf about 10m offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. |
| Earlier, a spokeswoman had said weather conditions at the scene were very bad. | Earlier, a spokeswoman had said weather conditions at the scene were very bad. |
| Family 'distraught' | Family 'distraught' |
| "The weather conditions are just atrocious, with poor visibility making it extremely difficult," she said. | "The weather conditions are just atrocious, with poor visibility making it extremely difficult," she said. |
| She explained that police were with the boy's family and they were "distraught". | She explained that police were with the boy's family and they were "distraught". |
| A police spokesman said it was a "very distressing incident". | A police spokesman said it was a "very distressing incident". |
| 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." |