A SWIMMER has died after getting into difficulty in the sea.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Eastbourne shortly after 10am on Sunday, October 31.
Police said they received multiple reports of a swimmer in difficulty in the water off Eastbourne.
“A man was taken to hospital by the ambulance service, but sadly later died,” a police spokesman said.
His next of kin have been informed.
Coastguard lifeboats and a rescue helicopter were deployed to the scene.
RNLI Eastbourne released a statement on Facebook the following day which said: "Our volunteer crew were paged yesterday Sunday 31st October at 09.15 hrs.
"They were requested by Her Majesty's Coastguard to launch the all-weather lifeboat and tasked to assist local coastguards and the coastguard rescue helicopter with a search for a person reported to be in the water off Eastbourne seafront.
"There will be no further details due to the sensitive nature of the call."
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