Emergency Services Launch Search Operation for Missing Person

08/05/2023

Emergency services have launched a search operation for a missing person near Rochester Bridge. According to a coastguard spokesperson, the area has been cordoned off, and pedestrians have been redirected.

Rochester Bridge has been closed. Picture: Jessica Richardson

Response teams from Sheppey, Medway, Sheerness, and Lydd, including a coastguard helicopter and an inshore lifeboat, have been deployed to the scene.

Police officers and fire service crews are also in attendance.

The HM Coastguard helicopter attended. Picture: Jessica Richardson

The search and rescue mission began after a call was received at 11 am, and it is related to a missing person’s case.

The emergency services are working tirelessly to locate the individual, and the operation is ongoing.

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