Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175 is sweeping the area between Cowes and Yarmouth, and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Bembridge, Ventnor, and The Needles are working along the coast.
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The Cowes RNLI lifeboat is also involved in the incident, which started around 3.30pm
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