Sea search after clothes found on beach (From Echo)
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Sea search after clothes found on beach
9:55am Monday 14th January 2013 in Castle Point
A MASSIVE air and sea search was sparked when a pile of clothes was found on a Canvey beach.
Southend RNLI led the search after receiving a call from a concerned member of the public at 5.20pm on Sunday.
The lifeboat was launched from Southend Pier boathouse and went to the scene at Concorde Beach.
The hovercraft was also sent to help search the mudflats and shallows at Chapman Sands, east of Canvey.
The search and rescue helicopter, based at Wattisham, was diverted from exercise and joined in the search using its infer- red camera.
With the area thoroughly searched from Holehaven Creek east to Southend Pier, the operation was stood down after an hour and fifteen minute s of searching with nothing found.
It is believed someone left the clothes but had not entered the water.
Comments(9)
Eric Whim
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11:37am Mon 14 Jan 13
infer- red camera
infra-red
Eric Whim
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11:50am Mon 14 Jan 13
John T Pharro
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1:13pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Eric Whim wrote:Who is that?
get Canvey's top cop onto it.....
Nebs
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3:11pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Max Impact wrote:Would have been cheaper to give him the help that he needed in the first place.
If they find the person (alive) and they "forgot" to collect their clothing than fine them the entire cost of the search.
Max Impact
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3:15pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Nebs wrote:What if they are of sound mind and just done it for a joke, what if they are not in need of "help"
Max Impact wrote:Would have been cheaper to give him the help that he needed in the first place.
If they find the person (alive) and they "forgot" to collect their clothing than fine them the entire cost of the search.
Eric Whim
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4:53pm Mon 14 Jan 13
John T Pharro wrote:according to another story on this site - the one about 'Road is not your racetrack' it's Chief Inspector Ian Cummins.
Eric Whim wrote:Who is that?
get Canvey's top cop onto it.....
soul man
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6:03pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Diannah
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6:08pm Mon 14 Jan 13
Max Impact says...
10:36am Mon 14 Jan 13