Two people rescued at sea at Camber Sands
James MansfieldTwo people who got into difficulty swimming at an East Sussex beach have been rescued.
HM Coastguard said it received multiple 999 calls just after 14:00 BST of the people in difficulty in the water in Camber Sands.
One person was taken by air ambulance to London's Kings College Hospital in a "serious condition", according to South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb).
The other was driven to Conquest Hospital in St Leonards-on-Sea for further medical treatment, it continued.
The incident came as the South East baked in hot weather, with temperatures ranging from 23C in some coastal areas to higher than 33C further inland.
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