A KITE surfer was rushed to hospital with a fractured leg after being rescued.

Southend and Canvey Coastguard and the RNLI Southend rushed to the incident last Wednesday at West Beach, Shoebury.

It is thought he lost control and injured himself.

He was taken to Southend Hospital for treatment.

This is the second incident in one week.

The Southend Coastguard took to Facebook to share information and images of the incident.

The man was taught by south Essex training school.

Simon Mudd, 54, owner of Essex Kite Surfing School and chairman of the Essex Kite Surf Club said the man involved was taught by his organisation.

He said: “He knew better and I think he lost of equipment out at sea.

“The problem is these things can happen from time to time when people take part in sports.

“People are always keen to go out on their own and get very excited about it.

“We have a good safety record and have not had any major incidents.

“It has become very popular in this area.

“He got himself into the situation and was not in any major danger.”

He said that his training school can advise people on water safety when kite surfing and do what they can but they cannot watch all the students all of the time.”

A spokesman for the Southend Coastguard said he thanked then for their help and support.

He said: “He got himself into difficulties, we had three members on scene.

“We spoke to other surfers who had information about him and his injuries.

“The RNLI brought him to shore on a stretcher.

“We hope that people use common sense and go to a training school, we recommend that people use the Royal Yacht Society.

“We want people to help people to have fun and be safe out on the water and work to send safety messages about being safe on the water.

On June 11, a man was taken to hospital after running into trouble while kite surfing.

His equipment was discovered by members of the Canvey and Southend Coastguard teams as they took part in a planned training assessment at around 6.30pm.

A kite was spotted flapping on the water around a mile from the shoreline, with no sign of the surfer.