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Kite surfer in 'distress' rescued from sea

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Essex
Essex Police A blurred out face in water, he is wearing a black wetsuit and a red cap. There is a hand reaching out to get him out of the water.Essex Police
A kite surfer had to be helped out of the water by a police marine unit

A kite surfer had to be rescued from the sea after he "fell into distress", a police force has said.

Essex Police said a 999 call was made to the Coastguard at Mersea Island on Sunday.

The man had been in the water for about 30 minutes and could not get to the shore safely, said police.

Ch Insp Jennifer Bliss said: "Thankfully this incident was ultimately very safely dealt with by marine officers who were able to locate him very quickly after the call being transferred to us."

Essex Police Police officers in the water with a little boat.Essex Police
The marine unit came to rescue the man who got stuck in the water while kite surfing

The man was brought to shore safely and given medical checks, police said.

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