Body found in Brighton after person swept into sea during Storm Noa

Coastguard officials worked through the night to find the missing person

A body has been found washed up on a beach following a search operation in Brighton during the heavy winds of Storm Noa.

A rescue operation was under way for a person who was swept into the sea off Brighton Pier on Wednesday.

They disappeared near Palace Pier in Brighton, East Sussex, in the afternoon. Lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter scoured the shoreline in a search operation that was still continuing into this morning.