Hornsea missing boy LIVE: Major search launched for boy, 13, off East Yorkshire coast

(file picture) A major search operation is underway in Hornsea (Image: Getty Images)

A major search has been launched for a boy aged 13 who went missing after going swimming off the East Yorkshire coast. The huge operation includes HM Coastguard, Yorkshire Ambulance, Humberside Fire and Rescue Services and Humberside Police. Emergency services were called to Hornsea at about 6pm today, August 4 to a report of a person who got into difficulty while in the water.

Chief Superintendent Phil Booker, of Humberside Police, said: "After receiving the report, officers were immediately deployed alongside other emergency services and upon attending, it was discovered that a 13-year-old boy had reportedly got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water. Our priority now is to find the boy, and members of the public can expect to see specialist Police Search Advisors (POLSA), along with our Marine Unit and drone pilots, who have also been deployed to conduct an extensive search and rescue operation to locate him."

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