The Douglas coastguard has been describing the scale of the search operation to find a man thought to have walked into the sea last night.
Three rescue teams searched the shore after reports of a man running into the water opposite Colours Nightclub in the early hours - and the Douglas lifeboat was also launched.
The search involved coastguard officers in immersion suits and four-wheel drive vehicles searching the shoreline.
The search was called off just after 4am when the person was located ashore.
Coastguard David Keggin:
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