A man was unable to move and taken to hospital after falling "badly" from a beach wall.

Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team was called to the beach in the middle of the night on Sunday to find the man on Bognor beach in "extreme pain".

He was reported to be unable to move and "extremely cold".

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The coastguard team, who attended shortly before 3am, assessed and monitored the casualty.

 They worked to keep him warm until the ambulance arrived.

A spokesman for Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team said: "Once paramedics and the ambulance were on scene we worked together as a team to best care for and move the patient from the beach and into the ambulance.

"The casualty was then taken to the hospital and the team was able to stand down and return to station.

"The team wish the casualty a speedy recovery."

The coastguard team returned to the station at 5.35am and urged the public to dial the coastguard on 999 in any seaside emergencies.