Police and the Coastguard are searching for two boys who have gone missing on a popular tourist beach.
The boys, aged six and eight, were reported missing after they were last seen on the seafront at Ryde on the Isle of Wight on Monday lunchtime.
A Hampshire police spokesman said the force was alerted at 1.21pm by Solent Coastguard and said the boys were last seen near local landmark Appley Tower. He added the force was assisting the Coastguard with searches.
The Marine and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said: “They were last seen near to Appley Town on Ryde beach at about 12pm and they were reported missing by their parents a short while later.
“We have a Coastguard rescue team, helicopter and lifeboat involved in the search. If anyone sees them, please call and notify the police.”
The six-year-old boy has dark brown hair, pale skin, dark brown eyes and the eight-year-old has a mole on his left shoulder.
