Two teenagers missing off Lancashire coast

A lifeboat and helicopter have resumed a seek for two teenagers who had been final seen within the sea close to Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.

The coastguard, RNLI and police had been known as to studies of three youths in problem within the water close to St Annes Pier simply earlier than 19:00 BST on Saturday.

A 3rd boy, aged 15, managed to swim ashore and was handled for hypothermia.

The 16-year-old boy and a person aged 18, each from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, are nonetheless missing.

Lancashire Police mentioned the searches by HM Coastguard and the RNLI continued nicely into Saturday night time and the pressure’s helicopter would be a part of the search in daylight.

In an announcement the pressure mentioned: “Our ideas stay with the household and pals of the missing man and boy who’re from Dewsbury.”

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Coastguard rescue groups from Lytham and Fleetwood and the coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Caernarfon attended the scene on Saturday after they acquired a 999 name simply earlier than 18:40, HM Coastguard mentioned.

They had been joined by RNLI lifeboats from Lytham St Annes and Blackpool, and unbiased rescue service Southport Lifeboat, along with Lancashire Police and North West Ambulance Service.

The coastguard helicopter is not on web site and a police helicopter joined the search on Sunday, HM Coastguard added.

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