A teenage boy has been airlifted to a London hospital in a serious condition after he was discovered in the sea.
There was a huge emergency service response to the stone pier in Margate this afternoon after reports of a person in difficulty in the water.
Paramedics were called shortly before 1.30pm. It is understood the RNLI lifeboat was also launched.
An ambulance service spokesman said: “Ambulance crews attended and the male patient was given emergency treatment before being taken to hospital for onward transport to London by air ambulance in a serious condition.
“We would like to thank all those who assisted at the scene prior to our arrival.”
Emma-Louise Sackett, whose teenage daughter witnessed the incident, says she was in “complete shock”.
“She had a panic attack,” the 39-year-old said.
“There were three ambulances, a search and rescue vehicle, and as she was walking back to her grandma’s, a police car was en route.”
