Swimmer confusion sparks full-scale search

A resting swimmer who was mistaken for being in distress sparked a full-scale search by the Shoreham RNLI.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jun 2016, 10:36 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:57 BST

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Picture: Eddie MitchellPicture: Eddie Mitchell
Picture: Eddie Mitchell

According to a RNLI spokesperson, the Shoreham all weather and inshore lifeboats were launched at 6.10pm last night after a member of the public spotted a swimmer hanging on to a swimming buoy.

The boats along with the coastguard helicopter carried out a search of the area, west of Shoreham Harbour.

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Meanwhile, the swimmer came ashore unharmed, saw the activity and contacted the coastguard to say he had been swimming earlier and had taken a rest using the buoy before making his way back to the shore.

The search was then stood down and the lifeboats returned to station.

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