An elderly man has been arrested after he was found committing a sex act on the beach in Felixstowe.

The man, who is in his 60’s, was arrested with outraging public decency on Saturday at around 1.30pm.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said the man was discovered performing the act near to the Spa Pavillion on Undercliff Road West in the seaside resort.

The spokesman said no-one else was involved in the incident.

The man has been released on bail to return to Ipswich police station on August 7.