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Search for boy off Newhaven's West Beach may resume Search for boy off Newhaven's West Beach called off
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Coastguards will decide later whether to resume a search for a teenager swept away off an East Sussex beach. Coastguards will not resume a search for a schoolboy swept away from an East Sussex beach.
The 14-year-old boy had been swimming with friends off Newhaven's West Beach on Sunday afternoon when police said he was "swept away by the current". The 14-year-old Dylan Alkins had been swimming with friends off Newhaven's West Beach on Sunday when police said he was "swept away by the current".
Coastguards said they would not restart the search for the boy unless they received new information from police.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the "matter was now a police one".
The Newhaven RNLI lifeboat and a coastguard helicopter took part in the search in "atrocious conditions".The Newhaven RNLI lifeboat and a coastguard helicopter took part in the search in "atrocious conditions".
A lifeboat crew member suffered bruising in the search while the boat itself was damaged by large waves. A lifeboat crew member suffered bruising and the boat itself was damaged by large waves during the operation on Sunday.
Alan Novis, press officer for the Newhaven lifeboat, said the crew "battled some very challenging conditions, doing everything possible with our coastguard colleagues on the beaches and in the air to try locate the missing boy". Alan Novis, press officer for the Newhaven lifeboat, said the crew "battled some very challenging conditions, doing everything possible with our coastguard colleagues on the beaches and in the air to try and locate the missing boy".
He added it was a "very distressing incident" and the crew's thoughts were with the boy's family at this time.He added it was a "very distressing incident" and the crew's thoughts were with the boy's family at this time.
'Wave dodging''Wave dodging'
Mr Novis said a decision would be made on Monday morning by coastguards as to whether the search would be resumed.
The boat had suffered some "slight" damage caused by the "exceptionally large waves".The boat had suffered some "slight" damage caused by the "exceptionally large waves".
The RNLI crew said at 21:45 GMT on Sunday that the search had been stood down for the night.The RNLI crew said at 21:45 GMT on Sunday that the search had been stood down for the night.
The boy was swept out to sea at about 16:15 GMT, hours before a storm hitting parts of England reached the area.The boy was swept out to sea at about 16:15 GMT, hours before a storm hitting parts of England reached the area.
None of his friends - who had been with him when he was swept away - suffered injuries.None of his friends - who had been with him when he was swept away - suffered injuries.
He was last seen playing in the surf about 10m offshore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. He was last seen playing in the surf about 30ft (10m) from the shore, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
Sussex Police has urged people to avoid beaches during the stormy weather.Sussex Police has urged people to avoid beaches during the stormy weather.
Early on Monday the force tweeted: "Watching CCTV of people wave dodging on Brighton beach. Some getting wet feet. Shouldn't be judgemental but plain stupid! #sussexstorm" Early on Monday the force tweeted: "Watching CCTV of people wave dodging on Brighton beach. Some getting wet feet. Shouldn't be judgemental but plain stupid! #sussexstorm."