Pokemon Go teenagers spark Hastings lifeboat search

Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game, has proved a huge success since its release earlier this month

A lifeboat was launched for three girls who ended up in the sea close to a pier while playing Pokemon Go.

They had gone into "quite rough" water in a red-flag warning zone at about 21:30 BST on Wednesday, fully clothed, Sussex Police said.

When police spoke to the teenagers near Hastings pier they told officers they were hunting for Pokemon, a spokesman said.

The lifeboat was then stood down afterwards, Solent Coastguard said.