A RESCUE operation was launched following concerns about a drifting kite surfer at East Beach, in Shoebury.
RNLI lifeboat volunteers and the Southend Coastguard team were called out shortly after 3.30pm yesterday.
They safely brought the kite surfer and all of their equipment ashore without the need for medical treatment.
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