A person was dramatically saved from the sea in Blackpool on New Year's Day.
RNLI crews scrambled to the seafront after being called to a person in the water at 6.45pm yesterday.
The two RNLI boats dispatched eventually found the stranded, LancsLive reports.
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Sending in two boats, the crews searched the dark waters from Central to South Pier where they were able to find the person.
A spokesperson for RNLI Blackpool said: "Our RNLI volunteers responded to their pagers for the first time in 2022 when they were called out at 6.45pm this evening.
"The Coastguard received reports of a person possibly in the sea near Central Pier.
"Both D class lifeboats launched and searched from Central to South Pier.
"Fortunately the person was found & helped to safety by Coastguard volunteers."
