Teenager injured diving from harbour arm in Southwick
Tony Parker, director of engineering at Shoreham Port, said a teenage boy who was with a group of others had dived into the sea at around 3.30pm yesterday (Wednesday, August 8).
He said: “Unfortunately, the water there was only four foot deep and he hit the bottom.
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Hide Ad“Fortunately a surfer nearby spotted what had happened and pulled the boy to his surfboard and took him to the beach.”
An ambulance was called to the scene.
Mr Parker said: “It wasn’t easy getting the boy off the beach and three of our lads helped the three paramedics lift him.”
The ambulance service has been approached for a comment.
Mr Parker warned anyone jumping into the sea in this area to check the depth of the water first.
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Hide AdHe said: “The water depth varies with the tide – the depth one day might be three metres but the next it might be low.
“We would rather people didn’t jump off it at all but if you do, please check the depth of the water.”