Reports of woman in the water on Brighton seafront

Emergency services including the Coastguard and RNLI are on the scene

Author: Grace McGachyPublished 16th Apr 2025
Last updated 16th Apr 2025

Searches are underway on the Brighton coast this morning after reports of a possible person in the water.

The Coastguard, RNLI and Sussex Police were called out to the scene at around 3am on Wednesday (15 April).

Sussex Police released the following statement: " Police were called following concerns for a woman in the sea off the coast of Brighton just before 3am on Wednesday, April 16.

Emergency services remain at the scene and we have no further information at this time."

We'll have more on this story as it develops.

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