Man dies after falling from luxurious yacht in English Channel tragedy
The desperate search for a man who went overboard from a boat in the English Channel ended in tragedy when rescuers found a body.
The man was recovered from the sea after a search by RNLI and Coastguard near the Rampion wind farm off Brighton.
Sussex Police confirmed his family have been informed.
The alarm was raised by a woman on board the vessel believed to be a catamaran at around 10.20 this morning.
Police said they were informed 80 minutes later.
A spokesman for the coastguard said they responded to reports of a person going overboard off Newhaven.
Sussex Police said the man was found in the sea.
‘At 11.40am on Sunday, police were informed by HM Coastguard that a man had been reported as having fallen overboard from a vessel off the coast of Newhaven.
The man was recovered from the sea after a search by RNLI and Coastguard near the Rampion wind farm off Brighton (file photo)
‘A search led by the Coastguard was carried out, and a body was recovered from the sea.
‘The man has been identified and his next of kin have been informed,’ police said.
Lifeboats from Shoreham and Newhaven, a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, a Coastguard plane and two nearby vessels searched for the man.
‘Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time,’ a police spokesman said.
Enquiries are ongoing, police said.
