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Sea death boy was Tamil pilgrim | Sea death boy was Tamil pilgrim |
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A 15-year-old boy who died when he and an 11-year-old boy were swept out to sea was on a Tamil pilgrimage to Norfolk with his family. | A 15-year-old boy who died when he and an 11-year-old boy were swept out to sea was on a Tamil pilgrimage to Norfolk with his family. |
Anandarajan Neelprasantha, of Wembley, had been on pilgrimage to Walsingham Shrine before visiting Wells. | |
The younger boy was rescued near Wells, but the teenager was swept further out before being winched onto a helicopter after the incident on Sunday. | The younger boy was rescued near Wells, but the teenager was swept further out before being winched onto a helicopter after the incident on Sunday. |
He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but later died. | He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but later died. |
The emergency services were called after a witness saw two boys in the sea at 1630 BST. | The emergency services were called after a witness saw two boys in the sea at 1630 BST. |
Two helicopters | Two helicopters |
The older child was carried out by the current before he was spotted just before 1800 BST. | The older child was carried out by the current before he was spotted just before 1800 BST. |
The search involved a local inshore lifeboat, coastguard and an air rescue helicopter, a police helicopter and police officers on foot. | The search involved a local inshore lifeboat, coastguard and an air rescue helicopter, a police helicopter and police officers on foot. |
The tiny village of Walsingham is a place of Christian pilgrimage where both Catholics and Anglicans come to pray at the shrines dedicated to Our Lady of Walsingham. | The tiny village of Walsingham is a place of Christian pilgrimage where both Catholics and Anglicans come to pray at the shrines dedicated to Our Lady of Walsingham. |
Thousands of Tamil Christians make their way there on an annual organised pilgrimage. | Thousands of Tamil Christians make their way there on an annual organised pilgrimage. |
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