Shoreham Coastguard call-out believed to be ‘hoax call’

The Shoreham Coastguard was tasked to a report of a person in the water in Brighton this morning in what turned out to be a ‘hoax call’.
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The team was paged at 1.16am today (Tuesday, February 18) along with the Brighton RNLI to a report of a person in the water at Brighton Pier, a Shoreham Coatguard spokesman said.

‘Extensive searches’ were carried out on their arrival.

The spokesman said: “With nothing found both teams stood down as call was believed to be a hoax call.”

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It came after a busy weekend for the team as Storm Dennis hit the area.

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