Man rescued from water after vessel runs aground
The empty vessel ran aground on Felpham beach on Thursday
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A man has been rescued from the sea off West Sussex, HM Coastguard has said.
A search was mounted after an empty vessel ran aground at Felpham beach with its motor still running at 17:00 BST on Thursday.
A rescue helicopter, coastguards and RNLI lifeboats from Selsey and Littlehampton all joined the search.
The casualty was found in the water at 19:35 and put into the care of South East Coast Ambulance Service.
The man told coastguards he had entered the water around 15:00 after the side railing broke on the vessel.
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