8:48am Tuesday 21st July 2009
A 15-year-old boy suffered serious neck and back injuries after diving into shallow water.
At 4pm yesterday the coastguard were called to the beach next to Uncle Tom's Cabin, Shoebury, after the boy had dived into three feet of water.
The ambulance service attended and the boy was taken on a spinal board to Southend Hospital.
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