Teen boy’s body pulled from sea at Skegness after desperate 5hr search involving coastguard helicopter during heatwave
THE body of a teenage boy has been recovered from the sea after a five-hour search by emergency services.
Emergency services rushed to the popular holiday destination of Skegness, Lincolnshire, at 6.15pm Saturday after a report of a missing child in the water.
Two RNLI lifeboats from Skegness and Mablethorpe, a coastguard helicopter and rescue teams and Lincolnshire Police and East Midlands Ambulance service all took part in the search.
The tragic death came after Lincolnshire police received 10 different calls regarding missing children in the Skegness coastal area in just two hours.
On Twitter, the Lincolnshire Police Control Room tweeted: “In the past two hours we have received approximately 10 different calls regarding missing children in the #Skegness area on either the arcades, beaches or in the water.
“This has prompted the deployment of many officers, a drone unit, coastguard helicopter and crews.”
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Supt Lee Pache said the child was “under 16” but no further details were given.
He added: “All of the those who were reported missing, other than the child who sadly died, were located safe and well.”
No further details have been given about the youngster or how he got into difficulty in the water.
Supt Pache added: “Our thoughts are with the boy’s family.”
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A spokesman for HM Coastguard, which coordinated the response, said: “An extensive search was carried out by two RNLI lifeboats from Skegness and Mablethorpe, the HM Coastguard helicopter from Humber and Sutton Bridge, and Skegness and Wrangle coastguard rescue teams.
“Lincolnshire Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service were also involved. The missing teenager was found and handed into the care of the East Midlands Ambulance Service.”