On Saturday evening, lifeboats from Shoreham and Brighton were launched in response to a report of a paddle boarder clinging to a buoy in the water by the West Pier in Brighton. According to Shoreham Lifeboat, there was also an unconfirmed report of another person in the water who had gone to the aid of the paddleboarder.
Brighton Lifeboat also confirmed the launch on their social media, stating: “We launched last night to a report of a paddleboarder clinging to a buoy in the sea by the West Pier in #Brighton. Along with @SLifeboatRNLI we carried out an extensive search. Nothing untoward was found and the lifeboat crews were stood down.”
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