At 1 pm this afternoon, the Eastbourne RNLI volunteer crew sprang into action for the 61st time this year after being paged by HM Coastguard.

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The emergency call came from a concerned member of the public in Normans Bay, who reported seeing a kayaker and a paddleboarder being swept out to sea by an offshore breeze.

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