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A lifeboat was launched at 12.25pm on Wednesday, January 31, with a crew on board to help assist local coastguards as well as the police.

In addition, coastguard helicopter 163 was also on call at the incident on the water

With the volunteer crew navigating choppy waters, volunteers were stood down and returned to station after assisting with the police and the coastguard.

Volunteers from Eastbourne’s RNLI were called to assist the police with an incident in the water. Picture; Eastbourne RNLI

In a statement, a spokesperson for Eastbourne RNLI said: “Our volunteer crew were requested to launch on service at 12.25pm on January 31 to assist with an incident. They launched the D class Inshore lifeboat 'David H'

"The crew made their way to scene in choppy sea conditions and worked closely with coastguard helicopter 163, local coastguards and police before being stood down and returning to station.

"No further details to follow.”

Eastbourne RNLI lifeboat launched to help with ‘incident’ in the water