Emergency teams have been called to reports of people in difficulty in the sea at Shanklin this evening (Wednesday).
Coastguard teams from Bembridge and Ventnor, police, ambulance and Sandown Lifeboat are all on scene.
It’s understood at least two women had got into difficulty.
Several police vehicles and two ambulances are now also on scene.
Pic: Steven Chapman
*UPDATED 9.30pm
*Two women are being transferred to St Mary’s Hospital.
Isle of Wight Radio has been told that one person was rescued by Sandown Lifeboat, while another was pulled to safety by a member of the public.