A man who was trapped in rocks with water up to his neck in Norfolk has been freed after spending nearly four hours in the sea, the coastguard has said.

Emergency responders were holding his head above the water, and he had been given a lifejacket and breathing apparatus.

A 999 call came in just after 5.30pm to the incident near the East Promenade, Sheringham, Norfolk.

The Coastguard tweeted: “The news we’ve been waiting for: Man trapped in rocks at #Sheringham has been rescued. #AllSafe Well done to everyone involved.”

Sam Stockdale, senior maritime operations officer from HM Coastguard, said: “It’s such good news that this man has been freed. We often talk about how training matters between the various frontline responders and today has shown just why it does. Everyone worked together on scene to look after the man and also to free him as soon as was practically possible.”

The coastguard co-ordinated the response after a 999 call was received shortly after 5.30pm on Sunday, and it tweeted that the man had been rescued at 9.16pm.

The man is now being cared for by East of England Ambulance Service, and no details have been given of his age, or where he is from.

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