Air ambulance among emergency services called to incident on Avon beach

Emergency services are dealing with an incident on Avon beach, near Mudeford in Dorset.

Police, ambulance crews, HM Coastguard and the Somerset and Dorset air ambulance were called to the beach after 2pm to reports a person was in difficulty in the water.

Pictures shared with ITV Meridian show multiple police cars, search and rescue and two ambulances at the scene.

They also show RNLI Mudeford lifeboat near the shore and a heavy police presence.

Police tape has now been put up near the beach huts, and members of the public are being kept away.

A HM Coastguard spokesperson has confirmed a rescue took place this afternoon. They said: "HM Coastguard received multiple 999 calls at around 14:15 this afternoon (15 September) reporting a person in difficulty in the water at Avon Beach, Dorset.

"A coastguard helicopter, coastguard rescue teams from Southbourne and Lymington, an RNLI lifeboat from Mudeford, Dorset Police, South West Ambulance Service and an air ambulance were all sent.

"The person was passed into the care of the ambulance service."

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