Major search operation to find person washed into sea at St Agnes is called off
Video footage of rescue helicopter searching near St Agnes. Credit: @CoastSafe_DandC
A major search operation to find a person believed to have been washed off rocks in North Cornwall has now been stood down.
A statement from HM Coastguard says:
"After extensive searches today, overnight and yesterday, HM Coastguard has now stood down the search for a missing person off Tubby's Head, St Agnes, Cornwall. Our thoughts are with the family.
"We would like to thank all of the rescue teams who took part in this multi-agency search and rescue effort.
"For further information contact Devon and Cornwall Police."
The search for the person resumed this morning, Friday 13 November, but failed to find any sign of them.
HM Coastguard was called on 12 November after reports three people had been washed off rocks at Tubby's Head, near St Agnes.
Two of them were able to get out of the water by themselves and were treated by South Western Ambulance Service
A multi-agency rescue operation - involving Falmouth Coastguard and Devon and Cornwall Police - took place to try to find the third person.
A statement from The Maritime & Coastguard Agency:
At 12.43pm on 12 November, HM Coastguard received a report of three people in potential difficulty after reportedly being washed off rocks and into the water at Tubby's Head, St Agnes, Cornwall.
Falmouth Coastguard Operations Centre is coordinating an ongoing, multi-agency response to this incident. St Ives RNLI ALB, St Agnes RNLI lifeboat, Padstow RNLI ALB, St Agnes, Portreath and Newquay Coastguard Rescue Teams, the HM Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter from Newquay and Devon and Cornwall Police are all assisting in ongoing searches.
Two people were able to self-recover out of the water to safety and were passed into the care of the South Western Ambulance Service. The search for a third person remains ongoing this evening.
Nearby vessels have been contacted and asked to assist with any further information.
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