54 m. ago Two bodies recovered as search continues for ‘number of people in difficulty’ in sea at Withernsea

HM Coastguard has confirmed it is searching for one more person who entered the water

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2 h. ago Man dies as search continues for ‘number of people in difficulty’ in sea at Withernsea

HM Coastguard has confirmed it is searching for two missing people in the water

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2 h. ago Man, 67, dies after being pulled from the sea during major search for missing people off Yorkshire coast

Coastguard helicopters, lifeboats and paramedics scrambled to Withernsea as three-metre waves batter shoreline and temperatures plunge to freezing

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2 h. ago Man dies at sea as major search for people 'in difficulty' at UK beach continues

Emergency services were deployed earlier this afternoon after reports of people at a beach 'in difficulty', with police now confirming a death as the search continues

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5 h. ago Major rescue mission launched after a 'number of people in difficulty' in sea off Withernsea

Emergency crews were called to the area off the East Yorkshire coast just after 3pm on Friday afternoon, including HM Coastguard, the RNLI, and ambulance, police and fire services.

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5 h. ago Major search under way after ‘number of people in difficulty’ in sea at Withernsea

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said they received a call with reports of four people missing in the water

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6 h. ago Major search under way after ‘number of people in difficulty in water’ at Withernsea

The alarm was raised just after 3.30pm on Friday (2 January) in the seaside town of Withernsea in East Yorkshire

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6 h. ago UK beach emergency as major search launched for people 'in difficulty' in water

Coastguard helicopters, RNLI lifeboats, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Humberside Police are conducting a major search and rescue operation at Withernsea after reports of people in difficulty

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7 h. ago Withernsea coastguard search launched for 'number of people in difficulty' in sea

HM Coastguard is responding to reports of a number of people in difficulty off the Yorkshire coast

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8 d. ago Two men feared missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day

Emergency services launched major search at Budleigh Salterton after reports of people in difficulty in the waterTwo men are believed to be missing in the water off a beach in Devon, after a number of people were reported to be in difficulty.Emergency services were called to Budleigh Salterton at 10.25am on Christmas Day following concerns for people in the water. Continue reading...

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