Urgent search for missing man, 50, after empty car found on UK beach as helicopter and coastguard join huge search

AN URGENT search has been launched to find a missing man after a car was found abandoned on a popular beach.

Emergency services were called to East Preston beach, in West Sussex, at just after 2.10pm today.

A Coastguard helicopter has been searching the area The Shoreham lifeboat was sent out at 2.35pm today Sussex PoliceAlexander, 50, is 5’10” tall and known to wear baggy clothing with a hat[/caption]

Sussex Police are urgently searching with the HM Coastguard for 50-year-old Alexander.