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| Three surfers die after getting into difficulty in the sea in Cornwall | Three surfers die after getting into difficulty in the sea in Cornwall |
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| Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off a beach in Cornwall, police say. | Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off a beach in Cornwall, police say. |
| The two men and a woman were among seven people who had to be rescued at Mawgan Porth, near Newquay. | The two men and a woman were among seven people who had to be rescued at Mawgan Porth, near Newquay. |
| Four of the group, all children, were located on shore but the adults, who were airlifted to hospital, later died. | Four of the group, all children, were located on shore but the adults, who were airlifted to hospital, later died. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The victims have not yet been identified and police officers are working to trace their next of kin. | |
| 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. | 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]. | The South Western Ambulance Service said the initial call reported "seven people had been caught in a rip tide" [sic]. |
| After the alarm was raised, a search was launched involving Newquay and Padstow Coastguard rescue teams, RNLI lifeboats and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. | After the alarm was raised, a search was launched involving Newquay and Padstow Coastguard rescue teams, RNLI lifeboats and a Royal Navy helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. |
| Ian Guy, from the Coastguard's National Maritime Operations Centre, said the three adults were brought in from the sea via a combination of lifeboats and the helicopter. | |
| Its winch was used to bring one of them to shore and all three were given medical treatment on the beach. | |
| They were transferred to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro by the navy helicopter and Devon and Cornwall's air ambulances but pronounced dead in hospital. | |
| A spokeswoman for the South Western Ambulance Service described the children as "walking wounded" and said they were also taken to the same hospital for treatment. | |
| Rip currents | Rip currents |
| Source: Press Association and RNLI | Source: Press Association and RNLI |
| Superintendent Jim Pearce, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the families of those involved. | Superintendent Jim Pearce, of 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." | "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." |
| It is not known where those involved were from or if they were experienced surfers. | It is not known where those involved were from or if they were experienced surfers. |
| Peter Abell, owner of the nearby Kingsurf surfing school - which was not involved in the incident - said sea conditions on Sunday were "not as bad as it can be", but added some currents were "slightly more dangerous than usual". | |
| He said: "The waves were bigger, they were quite big. It wasn't the safest of days to be in the sea but it wasn't particularly dangerous. | |
| "There were lots of safe places to be and they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." | |
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