A huge emergency service response led to one of the most popular beaches in the UK being evacuated during a major incident. Multiple 999 crews dashed down to Bournemouth beach following reports of people getting into difficulty in the sea .
Dorset Police cordoned off a large section of the beach and the surrounding area and people were removed from the sand. Two air ambulances were also dispatched to the scene along with firefighters, RNLI and the coastguard.
Reports of the incident were first made at around 4.30pm today (May 31). Photos and video footage from the beach showed hundreds of people gathered around behind police tape as the emergency services got to work.
