Yesterday around 4pm as I returned home I suddenly became aware of lots of screaming sirens. One hears so many screaming sirens these days that one becomes immune. However these seemed closer than most and when I looked out my window I saw a horde of flashing emergency service lights, and a person in the sea. Whether they were alive or dead I cannot tell as of yet.
It was a youngish person, slim, wearing what looked like black jeans and black sweatshirt type top, hard to say if male or female but as I looked she/he was retrieved from the sea by police and rested on a small jetty.
Soon after the picture above was taken an Ambulance arrived, followed by a Fire Engine. You also had the Police of course, plus the Harbour Patrol and the HM Coastguard in attendance.
By now it was 4.15 and fairly dark so no further pictures possible. The picture above is forced into brightness.
Ive seen a few incidents down on the seafront..people throwing themselves in the sea and they usually die in the process. But it is always sad to see someone resort to this. We dont know as of yet if this person is alive but no doubt it will emerge.