The coastguard was called to a report of a person in difficulty in the sea off Brighton.
Earlier this evening (June 29), coastguard response vehicles were seen parked in front of Brighton Palace Pier.
It later emerged that a call had been received concerning a swimmer who appeared to have got into difficulty, but that the individual in question had made it out of the water without needing to be rescued.
Speaking at the scene, a coastguard rescue officer said: "It was a call of good intent about a swimmer who seemed to have got into difficulty in the water, self recovered without any intervention from the coastguard.
"We try to be as responsive as possible, especially at this busy time of year."
A spokesman for HM Coastguard said: "At 4.11pm on Monday, June 29, HM Coastguard responded to reports of a swimmer in difficulty in waters off Brighton Palace Pier.
"Coastguard Rescue Teams from Shoreham and Newhaven were sent, along with RNLI Brighton lifeboat and beach lifeguards, and a search was conducted.
"The search was stood down at around 5.32pm after nothing untoward was found."
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