Update: Missing windsurfer, Hunstanton, Norfolk
HM Coastguard has been coordinating a multi agency search and rescue operation in the Hunstanton area of Norfolk since Saturday for an overdue windsurfer who was reported as missing at 5.20pm on Saturday (14 November).
Searches for
the man continued this morning and are ongoing this afternoon (16 November) using the search
and rescue helicopter from Humberside, the Coastguard fixed wing aircraft and
the RNLI lifeboat from Cromer.
A
windsurfing board was located this morning by the search and rescue helicopter
in waters off the north Norfolk Coast. It has yet to be confirmed as belonging
to the missing man.
Over the
weekend, extensive searches of the coastline took place involving multiple
assets:
Sutton Bridge, Wells, Skegness Coastguard Rescue Teams
Hunstanton and Wells lifeboats
Search and rescue helicopter from Humberside
The Coastguard fixed wing aircraft
Norfolk Police
Anyone with
information not already passed to police, is asked to contact Norfolk
Constabulary on 101, quoting call number 313 of 14 November.