Brighton & Hove City Council have praised the bravery of their seafront team and reminded the public of the dangers of pier-jumping.
It's after two men jumped from Brighton Palace Pier last Sunday evening (August 28) into shallow water.
Following reports of two men in the water at around 7pm, three seafront officers rushed to the scene at the Palace Pier and swam out to the men, one of whom was face down and unresponsive.
Seafront Officers Fabian Bull, Chaz Branson and Jake Walker swam around 300 metres to reach the men, the second of whom was "shaking and clinging to a life ring under the pier".
While in the water, they "managed to deliver rescue breaths" to the unconscious man and bring both men back to shore where Jake was waiting with resuscitation equipment to begin CPR. Paramedics arrived shortly afterwards and took over with advanced life support.
An off-duty doctor also supported paramedics to help the second man who was hypothermic, in shock and suffering from lower back and leg pain
The lifeboat and helicopter were quickly on the scene to assist.
Both men were treated at the scene and taken to hospital.
Fabian said:
“This was an extremely challenging situation, but I’m glad to have had Chaz and Jake there with me.
“We worked well as a team to bring the two men back to shore as quickly as we could.
“Unfortunately, this again highlights just how dangerous it is to jump from a pier. At low tide, it’s impossible to tell how deep the water is.”
In a statement, Brighton & Hove City Council added:
"Three off duty lifeguards, Yann Stanford, Michael Nel and Tyler Samuel, rushed to the scene and got changed into uniform to help manage the large crowd that had gathered.
"Unfortunately, while trying to do this, they did receive abuse from some members of the public.
"This was extremely disappointing to hear as our team put their lives on the line every day to help others and deserve nothing but our admiration and respect."
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