The man went missing after he entered the water at Burnham-on-Sea to try to save a woman and her dog.
Searches for a man who went missing after entering the sea to rescue a woman and her dog are continuing.
The BBC understands the woman and dog were swept from the jetty at Burnham-on-Sea seafront at about 16:00 GMT on Sunday but managed to get out safely. Coastguard rescue teams, the RNLI, police and BARB Search & Rescue carried out a major search for the man on Sunday evening.Image caption,Coastguard and RNLI teams from Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-Super-Mare were joined by a helicopter late into the night. Flood lights and heat-seeking equipment were used to search the water.A Coastguard spokesperson said on Sunday: "HM Coastguard responded to reports of a person in difficulty in the water in Burnham-On-Sea.
"Alerted at around 16:00, Coastguard Rescue Teams from Burnham and Weston-Super-Mare, the Coastguard helicopter from Lee-on-the-Solent and lifeboats from Weston-Super-Mare were sent to the scene."
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