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Person safely returns to shore after inflatable drifts off Frinton coast; lifeboat and helicopter scrambled

Matthew Benton-Smith

6d ago· 2 min readenNews

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A lifeboat crew and coastguard helicopter were dispatched off the Essex coast near Frinton Golf Club after reports of a person drifting out to sea on an inflatable. The D class inshore lifeboat from Clacton RNLI launched at around 3:03pm on Wednesday, alongside a UK Coastguard helicopter and ground units. By the time crews arrived, the person had already made it safely back to shore and was in the care of coastguard teams.

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bskyPerson safely returns to shore after inflatable drifts off Frinton coast; lifeboat and helicopter scrambledclactonandfrintongazette.co.uk

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Clacton RNLI said its D class inshore lifeboat was launched at about 3.03pm on Wednesday after reports of an inflatable drifting with one person on board, near Frinton Golf Club.

When crews arrived, the person had already made it safely back to shore and was in the care of coastguard teams.

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A lifeboat crew and coastguard helicopter were sent to search for a person drifting out to sea on an inflatable off the Frinton Coast.

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