Crews from Barry and Llantwit Major RNLI were called into action after reports of a woman lost at sea during Storm Jocelyn.

Police confirmed reports that a woman was seen by the water's edge just off the Esplanade in Porthcawl.

Coastal areas saw winds of up to 50mph as a yellow weather warning was in place until 3pm this afternoon following the arrival of Storm Jocelyn.

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police was called just before 6.05 pm last night, Tuesday 23rd January, with a report of a woman having been seen by the water’s edge just off the Esplanade in Porthcawl.  

"Emergency services responded including HM Coastguard, the RNLI, and the National Police Air Service (NPAS).

"HM Coastguard is continuing the maritime search effort with assistance from our specialist search team and other agencies."

Coastguard crews from Barry, Llantwit Major, Mumbles, and Port Talbot RNLI along with a helicopter from St Athan spent five hours searching the sea for a woman who went missing at 6pm last night.

Crews stood down just after midnight on Wednesday, January 24 before resuming their search this morning.

The search for the missing woman is still on-going with multiple crews in attendance at the Porthcawl seafront.