One swimmer is missing and two others are fighting for life after they got into trouble in the water at a beach in East Sussex.

Coastguards rescued two people from the sea at Camber Sands beach after being called to reports of people in trouble at around 12.40pm.

Both of the casualties were resuscitated at the scene and are understood to be in a life-threatening condition.

A search is ongoing for a third missing person who was last seen in the water.

A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "Sadly we haven't found this other person.

"The search is ongoing but the helicopters have stood down."

Rescue teams from Dungeness and Rye, Coastguard rescue helicopters from Lydd and Solent, Rye RNLI lifeboat, beach lifeguards and police have all joined the search for the missing swimmer.

Police dismissed reports the men had been stung by jellyfish.

The force tweeted: "To clarify the men got into difficulty in the sea at #Camber & were not stung by jellyfish as is being reported in some places."