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Overboard crew member pulled from sea

News imagePat Price A red and white helicopter trying to land on the beach. Sand has been whirled up around the craft and into the sky by the downwind from the blades.Pat Price
People reported on social media that there was a large emergency service response

A crew member from a boat has been rescued from the sea off the Norfolk coast.

The person was located using the HM Coastguard's helicopter at Caister-on-Sea, before being rescued by the independent Coastguard Lifeboat team, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.

The Caister Lifeboat was deployed at about 17:20 BST on Tuesday and a large emergency service response was reported by residents on social media.

The Winterton and Gorleston coastguard rescue teams, seven other vessels, the ambulance service and Norfolk Police were also involved in the search and recovery, the MCA said.

News imageDiana Hare A helicopter hovers over an orange lifeboat on the water.Diana Hare

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