Rescuers search for person missing at sea off Brighton beach
A major air and sea rescue operation has been taking place in stormy conditions off Brighton beach.
The coastguard helicopter was scrambled and RNLI boats have searched the sea for a missing person near Palace Pier. Police and coastguard teams from Newhaven, Littlehampton and Shoreham are also at the scene after the alarm was raised just before 16:00 BST. East Sussex fire and rescue service has tweeted a warning that people should be careful near water in bad weather.A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said HM Coastguard's Newhaven, Littlehampton and Shoreham coastguard rescue teams, alongside Shoreham and Newhaven RNLI all-weather lifeboats, Sussex Police and the coastguard helicopter from Lee-On-Solent, were co-ordinating a search.This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser.
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