Overview
- Sussex Police said a 51-year-old man from Kettering was recovered to the west of Brighton Palace Pier at about 10:35am on 1 January.
- Coastguard crews, police units and an air ambulance attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Next of kin have been informed and the coroner has been notified, according to police.
- The death is not being treated as suspicious, based on the initial police assessment.
- The confirmation comes as a separate Christmas Day incident off Devon remains unresolved, with relatives of missing 63-year-old Matthew Upham expressing grief and thanking the RNLI and coastguard.