Lancing sea search: Body found in Hove water but search continues for second missing person

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Rescuers searching for the owner of a dinghy found floating in the sea off Lancing have sadly found a body in Hove.

In a tweet yesterday evening (August 10), Shoreham RNLI said after a nine-hour search they had sadly found a body in the sea in Hove.

The search continues today, said the tweet, for a second person believed to be connected to a dinghy found abandoned and floating in the water off Lancing at 2pm yesterday.

The Coastguard helicopter joined RNLI lifeboats from Shoreham and Brighton, supported by Sussex Police.