NewsUK NewsMissing personsLIVEUpdated 3 mins agoA huge rescue operation is under way after a 13-year-old boy went missing while swimming off the East Yorkshire coast - this is a breaking storyHM Coastguard is involved in the massive search operation off the Yorkshire coast(Image: Peter Harbour - Yorkshire Live)Updated 22:11, 04 Aug 2026A huge search is under way after a 13-year-old boy went missing after going swimming off the East Yorkshire coast.Emergency services were called to Hornsea at about 6pm after reports that the boy had got into difficulty in the water.Emergency crews, including Hornsea Inshore Rescue, HM Coastguard and Humberside Police, are involved in the search. The RNLI said its Bridlington all-weather lifeboat has been launched.Ch Supt Phil Booker said: "Our priority now is to find the boy, and members of the public can expect to see specialist Police Search Advisors, along with our Marine Unit and drone pilots, who have also been deployed to conduct an extensive search and rescue operation to locate him."The Mirror has launched the Save Lives For Sam water safety campaign to tackle the UK's growing drowning crisis. Backed by MPs, Olympic champions, national water safety organisations and bereaved families, the campaign is calling for urgent action to make our waters safer.That includes compulsory water safety lessons in schools, a nationwide public awareness campaign, better lifesaving equipment at high-risk waterways, the introduction of Sam's Law, and a dedicated Minister for Water Safety. Find out more about the campaign and how you can support it here.View PostView PostToday22:08 BST'Our priority now is to find the boy,' says Humberside PoliceChief Superintendent Phil Booker, of Humberside Police, said: "After receiving the report, officers were immediately deployed alongside other emergency services and upon attending, it was discovered that a 13-year-old boy had reportedly got into difficulty whilst swimming in the water."Our priority now is to find the boy, and members of the public can expect to see specialist Police Search Advisors (POLSA), along with our Marine Unit and drone pilots, who have also been deployed to conduct an extensive search and rescue operation to locate him."We would urge people to please avoid the area where possible to allow emergency services to work efficiently and safely, and refrain from speculating on the circumstances of the incident."Our enquiries continue to ascertain the full circumstances around the report, and we would ask anyone with any information that may assist us, to please speak to the officers in Hornsea, or contact us via our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 415 of 4 August."Today22:03 BSTSearch under way near HornseaA huge search operation is under way for a 13-year-old boy who got into difficulty while swimming off the coast of Hornsea, East Yorkshire, Humberside Police said.‌