Police searching for 'missing' woman on Merseyside beach

Police are searching for a "missing" woman on a Merseyside beach.

At 10.45am HM Coastguard were alerted to a missing woman in Ainsdale. Police are heading up the search with rescue teams from Southport and Crosby coastguard aiding the search.

Photos taken by the ECHO appear to show that a drone has now been sent out to look for the missing woman. Police confirmed that there is a "concern for safety" for the missing person.

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A spokesperson for the HM Coastguard said: "HM Coastguard can confirm rescue teams from Crosby and Southport have been involved with the search for a missing woman today (August 9). We were first alerted at around 10.45am."

A drone is used in the search on Ainsdale Beach (Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)

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