Search Teams Hunt for 13-Year-Old Missing Off Hornsea Coast
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 4
Search Teams Hunt for 13-Year-Old Missing Off Hornsea Coast
2 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 4
Summary
Emergency services launched a major search after a 13-year-old boy reportedly got into difficulty while swimming off Hornsea, East Yorkshire, at about 18:00 BST.
Hornsea Inshore Rescue, HM Coastguard, Humberside Police and the RNLI's Bridlington all-weather lifeboat are involved in the operation, which remains under way.
Chief Superintendent Phil Booker said specialist police search advisers, the marine unit and drone pilots have been deployed to carry out an extensive search-and-rescue effort.
Police urged the public to avoid the area so crews can work safely and asked people not to speculate about the circumstances of the incident.