Newquay, Cornwall: Three Surfers Die In Sea Tragedy

Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Cornwall.
*The three included a female in her 30s, a male in his 50s and a male aged in his 20s or 30s, an ambulance spokeswoman said.
Coastguards received "multiple 999 calls" from people at about 13:15 GMT when the group got into trouble in what is believed to have been a rip current.
The South Western Ambulance Service said the initial call reported "seven people had been caught in a rip tide" [sic].

Officers were called by the Coastguard after reports that seven people with surfboards, four children and three adults, were in trouble off Mawgan Porth beach, Newquay.

Two men and one woman, found unconscious in the sea, were taken to Treliske for treatment.

All three were pronounced dead in hospital. The remaining four people are accounted for and safe.
The RNLI, Coastguard, police, ambulance service, and air ambulance were all involved in the rescue.

A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "The four children were all located safe and well on shore but the three adults were recovered from the water.

"Two of those recovered from the water were given CPR at the scene. The three casualties were transferred to hospital by the rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose and both the Devon and Cornwall air ambulances."

Superintendent Jim Pearce, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the families of those involved.

"Along with the other emergency services we are now working to ascertain the full circumstances of this incident and our priority is to contact the families of those involved and offer all the support we can."

A spokeswoman for the South Western Ambulance Service said the surfers were caught in a rip tide and the three who died consisted of woman in her 30s, a male in his 50s and another male in his 20s.
They have not been named.
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