Littlehampton RNLI respond following fears of person in the sea
The volunteer crew of Littlehampton lifeboat were paged at 1:29pm on Wednesday 27 September by the UK Coastguard, following reports there was a female in the sea.
The RNLI station’s D Class lifeboat Ray of Hope and volunteer crew launched eight minutes later and headed out to the reported location, Banjo Groyne, just west of East Beach cafe, opposite Banjo Road car park.
On arrival at the scene, the crew commenced the search close to the water’s edge, but it proved inconclusive. The crew made contact with the police and were informed the casualty was safely ashore in the hands of the officers. The lifeboat was requested to stand down by the UK Coastguard and returned to the station at 2.55pm where it was refuelled and made ready for service.
RNLI media contacts
- Ray Pye, Littlehampton RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer / 07854 074688, email press@littlehamptonlifeboat.org.uk
- Tim Ash, RNLI Public Relations Manager (London/East/South East) on 0207 6207426, 07785 296252 email tim_ash@rnli.org.uk
- Paul Dunt, RNLI Press Officer (London/East/South East) on 0207 620 7416, 07786 668825 email paul_dunt@rnli.org.uk
- For enquiries outside normal business hours, contact the RNLI duty press officer on 01202 336789 email pressoffice@rnli.org
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