A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called to a report of a person seen going into the water by Brighton Pier at about 3.50pm on Wednesday (12 April) in extremely rough sea conditions.
"Searches by the Shoreham and Newhaven RNLI lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter are currently ongoing along with coastguard teams and police on the shoreline.”
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13. Lifeboats and a helicopter are searching the water near Brighton Pier
Lifeboats and a helicopter are searching the water near Brighton Pier Photo: Eddie Mitchell 07771605974
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