Blackpool lifeboat crews launch rescue mission to save person in the sea near the Sandcastle
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RNLI volunteers were called into action at 11pm after a person was feared to have entered the sea near the Sandcastle on the Prom.
Both class D lifeboats were launched, but the person was found safe on dry land by police a short time later.
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Hide AdA spokesman for RNLI Blackpool said: "Our RNLI volunteers were called out at 11pm this evening to reports of a person possibly in the water near the Sandcastle.
"Both D class lifeboats launched in difficult conditions and headed to the scene but fortunately the casualty was found safe and well by police a short time later."
Yesterday, Lancashire Police appealed for help in finding a man who said he witnessed a person entering the sea near St Chad’s Road on Saturday night (January 11).
The man reported seeing the person enter the water at around 11.30pm, leading to a huge search of the sea by RNLI and Coastguard teams.