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Two children reported missing at Sunny Sands beach in Folkestone found safe and well after huge search

16:17, 22 October 2023

updated: 16:17, 22 October 2023

Two children have been found safe and well after they were reported missing at a popular beach.

The alarm was raised on Sunny Sands in Folkestone at about 5pm yesterday.

The children went missing from Sunny Sands in Folkestone
The children went missing from Sunny Sands in Folkestone

Coastguard rescue teams from Folkestone and Langdon Battery said they responded to an initial report of one missing person.

The RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was sent and Kent Police alerted.

After a 30-minute search two children were found safe and well.

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