{"id":742122,"date":"2026-08-18T18:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742122\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:42:13","slug":"shoreham-incident-emergency-services-respond-after-four-people-in-difficulty-in-water-in-sussex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/742122\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoreham incident: Emergency services respond after four people in difficulty in water in Sussex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Large emergency response as four people in difficulty in waterpublished at 18:49 BST<\/p>\n

18:49 BST<\/p>\n

\"AnImage source, Eddie Mitchell<\/p>\n

If you’re just joining us, here’s what you need to know about a large scale response by emergency crews near Shoreham port, in Sussex<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Emergency services say they were called at around 15:00 BST to an incident after reports of four people getting into difficulty in the water. <\/p>\n

Police say the incident remains ongoing, while Tom Rutland, the Labour MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, has urged people to “stay clear of the area”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Helicopter footage above Shoreham Harbour shows the size of the emergency response<\/a>, with coastguard helicopters and other search and rescue vehicles involved, as South East Coast Ambulance Service say a number of ambulances are on the scene.<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Helena Wilkinson reports<\/a> it’s “very clear that it is a massive emergency service response with a number of agencies supporting the operation”.<\/p>\n

But we do not know the difficulty the four people are in, or their current condition.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile eyewitness Pete Book describes a scene of emergency vehicles “converging on the area”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stick with us as we continue to bring you the latest updates.<\/p>\n

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