Coastguard search and rescue teams and the Eastbourne lifeboat have been scrambled by the UK coastguard to search for two persons in a Kayak who have been reported missing.
Emergency services were alerted just after 5pm on Wednesday afternoon.
The Eastbourne Inshore lifeboat has started a search of area from Eastbourne pier for the pair who were last seen in a green kayak.
Search teams from the coastguard are carrying a search on the beaches and rock in attempt to find the missing pair.
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