Three people rushed to hospital after getting into difficulty in water near Clacton pier after cops launch urgent rescue

THREE people have been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in the water at a popular UK pier. Emergency services rushed to Clacton Pier in Essex after 4.30pm on Saturday. Three people have been recued after getting into difficulty in the water Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Emergency services rushed to Clacton Pier in Essex after 4.30pm on Saturday to save the people Credit: Getty Medics pulled three people who were having difficulty in the water and rushed them to hospital for further treatment. An Essex Police spokesperson said: “All emergency services have been at the scene of an incident close to Clacton Pier, which began shortly after 4.30pm today. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! “Ambulance service colleagues reported three people had got into difficulty in the water and had been brought ashore. “All three required medical treatment and have been taken to hospital for further care. “Thank you to everyone who followed instructions to allow emergency services to work quickly at the scene.” The rescue operation on July 25 comes at a time when Brits are rushing to the sea to cool down from the hot weather. Yellow heat alerts for the East Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West and West Midlands are in place until Sunday morning. Despite the weather getting slightly cooler by the end of Sunday, it will pick up against to temperatures of 27 degrees in the South East. Most read in The Sun