Search for light aircraft in sea stood down
HM Coastguard were informed of a distress signal from a plane off Hemsby Gap
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The search for a light aircraft that was feared to have crashed into the sea has been called off.
An emergency locator transmitter was triggered about two to three nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6km) off the coast at Hemsby Gap in Norfolk just after 12:30 BST, suggesting a plane was in distress.
Hemsby, Caister and Gorleston lifeboat services were involved in the search, alongside a coastguard plane and a helicopter.
A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: "After a thorough search and following further investigation with no evidence of a missing aircraft, the search has been terminated." It is not known why a beacon alert was sent.
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