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’.
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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