Search carried out after sleeping bags wash up on Middleton-On-Sea beach

By Isabella Cipirska
Published 22nd Dec 2019, 13:04 BST
The Coastguard was sent to the sceneThe Coastguard was sent to the scene
The Coastguard was sent to the scene
A search was carried out in Middleton-On-Sea yesterday after several sleeping bags washed up on the beach.

The Littlehampton Coastguard team was sent to the scene on Saturday.

A spokesman said: “The sleeping bags looked like they had been in the water for some time.

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“However a search was carried out to ensure that there were no persons in trouble.

“Once the team and Solent Coastguard - Operations Centre were satisfied that there was no cause for alarm we stood down to return to station.”

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