A jet skier had to be rescued after being crushed while trying to launch his jet ski at Frinton-on-Sea in Essex. It's believed the jet ski took off before colliding with a wooden breaker in the sea. The man, in his 40s, was taken to Colchester General Hospital by the East Anglian air ambulance.

Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said, “On our arrival it was evident that the man had suffered suspected crush injuries and was still in the water. With the assistance of the public, one of our crew members entered the water and removed the man to a place of safety. Following treatment, immobilisation and stabilisation by ambulance crews and a team of critical care paramedics from the East Anglian Air Ambulance, he was flown direct to Colchester General Hospital.”