Brighton Lifeboat launches to woman in the water
The Random Harvest was tasked at 5.42 pm to a woman in the water east of Brighton Palace Pier.
The lifeboat quickly made way, arriving on scene at 5.48 pm. With a south south-west wind at a force 4, the boat was unable to reach the woman due the low tide, so a volunteer crew member entered the water. The woman was conscious but cold, and a second volunteer crew was sent into the water to further assist the casualty to shore. Crew members handed the casualty into the care of South East Coast Ambulance Service and Sussex Police. Both Shoreham and Newhaven Coastguard assisted on scene.
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