Body is found in the sea off Brighton after abandoned dinghy containing shopping trolley and mobile phone was discovered floating nearby
Police in Sussex are trying to identify the body of a man who was found in the sea off the coast of Brighton yesterday afternoon.
The man was recovered from the sea in Lancing at 1.40pm yesterday. A dinghy containing a shopping trolley and mobile phone was discovered nearby.
Officers believe the man was from the Sussex area.
The body of a man was recovered off the coast of West Sussex yesterday
A major search operation was launched yesterday after the body was reported into the water
A Sussex Police spokesman said: ‘At 1.40pm on Monday afternoon (10 August) police were informed by the Coastguard that a small unoccupied dinghy had been found floating in the sea off Shoreham and was being brought to shore.
‘A search of the area off Shoreham has been continuing for any person or any items from the dinghy, which is not thought to be connected with asylum seekers.’