This afternoon emergency services Eastbourne Inshore lifeboat, Local Coastguard teams, Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Coastguard rescue Helicopter 163, and KSS Air Ambulance were all mobilised to the beach in Eastbourne on Royal Parade to reports of a person in the water.
Eastbourne RNLI inshore lifeboat was quickly on the scene along with the Coastguard helicopter from Lydd and located the casualty.