Selsey all weather lifeboat Voluntary worker launched at 1425 to search for a missing 9 year old boy last seen standing with a body board at the waters edge on West Wittering beach.
At 1434 shortly before arriving on scene the lifeboat was stood down to return to station as the boy had been found safe and well on the beach by local Coastguards.
The lifeboat arrived back at station 1450, rehoused straight away and was ready for service once more at 1530.
CREW: W.Pledger (Coxswain), D.Lamdin (2nd Coxswain), P.Pitham (Mechanic), M.Gilligan, P.Delahunty, I Davis (ILB Assessor).
WIND: Southeast 2-3. SEA: Smooth. WEATHER: Sunny.