A teenage TikToker from Blackpool has appeared in court after a hoax call to 999 triggered a huge emergency response in the resort this week.

Kian King, 19, was arrested on the Promenade in the early hours of Tuesday morning and taken into custody for questioning.

He was later charged with wasting police time and remanded in custody to appear at Lancaster Magistrates Court yesterday.

King, of St Chads Road, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to causing wasteful employment of police time.

He was remanded in custody where he will remain for the next three weeks until a bail application hearing on February 4 at Preston Magistrates Court.

He will then return to Lancaster Magistrates Court to be sentenced on February 18, 2026.

Blackpool TikToker Kian King, 19, appears in court after hoax 999 call sparked huge emergency sea rescue