The RNLI was sent to rescue a person at Clacton Pier (Image: RNLI)
A lifeboat was deployed to save a person in the early hours.
The incident happened at about 2.30am on Tuesday, with volunteer crews from the Clacton-on-Sea RNLI Lifeboat station called to Clacton Pier.
Reports had been received of a person in difficulty in the area designated for fishing at the end of the pier.
Essex Police was also in attendance at the scene.
The individual was eventually escorted away by police and the lifeboat was stood down.
By 3.35am, the lifeboat was refuelled and ready for service again.
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