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| Two of three killed in ‘surfing’ accident off Cornish beach are named by police | Two of three killed in ‘surfing’ accident off Cornish beach are named by police |
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| Police have named two of the three people who were killed in Sunday’s accident off a beach near Newquay in Cornwall. | |
| They were Rachel Dunn, 42, and Kevin Reynolds, 44, both from St Austell. | They were Rachel Dunn, 42, and Kevin Reynolds, 44, both from St Austell. |
| The third victim, believed to be the 52-year-old knee surgeon Stuart Calder, will not be named by police following a request from his family. His bravery has already been widely praised after it was reported that he drowned after trying to rescue a group of teenage boys who later made it to shore unharmed. | The third victim, believed to be the 52-year-old knee surgeon Stuart Calder, will not be named by police following a request from his family. His bravery has already been widely praised after it was reported that he drowned after trying to rescue a group of teenage boys who later made it to shore unharmed. |
| All three adults were pulled unconscious from the water off the unpatrolled Mawgan Porth beach on Sunday. | All three adults were pulled unconscious from the water off the unpatrolled Mawgan Porth beach on Sunday. |
| The four teenage boys – two aged 18, one 16 and one 15 – were taken to hospital after the incident but were found to be “safe and well”. | The four teenage boys – two aged 18, one 16 and one 15 – were taken to hospital after the incident but were found to be “safe and well”. |
| The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) has released video footage of a lifeboat crew from Newquay searching for the surfers on Sunday. | The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) has released video footage of a lifeboat crew from Newquay searching for the surfers on Sunday. |
| No one is shown in the water, but it shows the rough conditions and towering waves in which the victims were caught. | No one is shown in the water, but it shows the rough conditions and towering waves in which the victims were caught. |
| Witnesses told police how the fatal incident unfolded at a public meeting on Tuesday in Mawgan Porth village hall. | Witnesses told police how the fatal incident unfolded at a public meeting on Tuesday in Mawgan Porth village hall. |
| There is some doubt about what the victims were doing in the water. The RNLI said it was called to the scene when a group of “surfers” got into difficulties. But lifeguards involved in the rescue said that those pulled unconscious from the water had been swimming. | There is some doubt about what the victims were doing in the water. The RNLI said it was called to the scene when a group of “surfers” got into difficulties. But lifeguards involved in the rescue said that those pulled unconscious from the water had been swimming. |
| Surf Life Saving GB issued a statement on behalf of Brendon Prince, chairman of Torbay Surf Life Saving Club, and his friend Jon Harry, who were two of the first on the scene. It said: “All three casualties were wearing shortie wetsuits and no surf or body boards were attached, which indicates they were swimming.” | Surf Life Saving GB issued a statement on behalf of Brendon Prince, chairman of Torbay Surf Life Saving Club, and his friend Jon Harry, who were two of the first on the scene. It said: “All three casualties were wearing shortie wetsuits and no surf or body boards were attached, which indicates they were swimming.” |
| It said that one of the victims was the father of boys who had been caught in a rip tide while surfing. | It said that one of the victims was the father of boys who had been caught in a rip tide while surfing. |
| There have been many tributes to Calder from his patients, friends and local politicians. Greg Mulholland, Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West, said Calder “died a hero trying to save others”. Jamie Hanley, prospective Labour party candidate for Pudsey, West Yorkshire, told the Yorkshire Post: “I had the privilege of getting to know Stuart as a first-rate knee surgeon. | There have been many tributes to Calder from his patients, friends and local politicians. Greg Mulholland, Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West, said Calder “died a hero trying to save others”. Jamie Hanley, prospective Labour party candidate for Pudsey, West Yorkshire, told the Yorkshire Post: “I had the privilege of getting to know Stuart as a first-rate knee surgeon. |
| “He was an exceptional doctor and a very nice man, who always demonstrated a very caring approach to those who required his medical expertise.” | “He was an exceptional doctor and a very nice man, who always demonstrated a very caring approach to those who required his medical expertise.” |
| A former patient, Stephen Wheatley, tweeted: “Shocked to hear of death of Stuart Calder. Reconstructed both my knees and was a credit to his profession.” | A former patient, Stephen Wheatley, tweeted: “Shocked to hear of death of Stuart Calder. Reconstructed both my knees and was a credit to his profession.” |
| Calder’s mother, Gillian, told the Times: “My heart is broken, that’s all I can say.” | Calder’s mother, Gillian, told the Times: “My heart is broken, that’s all I can say.” |
| The RNLI has confirmed there will be a review of lifeguard cover at the beach. | The RNLI has confirmed there will be a review of lifeguard cover at the beach. |