Missing jet-skier presumed dead

Rescue teams off the Sussex coast recovered a jet-ski

A 21-year-old jet-skier is missing and presumed drowned after falling into the water near Seaford in East Sussex.

The alarm was raised at about 1945 BST on Tuesday, when a man said his friend from Newhaven had not resurfaced after falling off his machine.

Solent Coastguard said the search by coastguard and lifeboat teams had been called off after a jet-ski was recovered on Wednesday.

A helicopter was used to scour the area before the search was ended.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: "The 21-year-old local man is still missing at sea in what appears to be a tragic accident."

A coroner's investigation is due to be carried out and police underwater search teams are expected to visit the area where the man was seen to fall.