Overview
- Sussex Police said crews were called at 10:35am to the water west of Brighton Palace Pier, where the man from Kettering was recovered and pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police confirmed the coroner and next of kin were notified and stated the death is not being treated as suspicious.
- The Guardian reported police said the swimmer had attempted to help a woman who was struggling in the water.
- The RNLI warned of cold-water shock in waters at or below 15C and urged people to check conditions and know their limits before winter swims.
- Sea temperatures around the UK and Ireland typically range from 6C to 10C at this time of year, and the warning follows a separate Christmas Day incident at Budleigh Salterton where two men, including Matthew Upham, remain missing after others were rescued.