Man dead and child hurt in 'incident' near Fowey

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A man has died and a young girl has been airlifted to hospital following an incident in a Cornwall hamlet.

Officers found a 40-year-old man and the child with serious injuries at Whitecross, near Polruan, at 11:45 BST.

The man was treated by medics but died at the scene and the young girl was flown to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with internal injuries.

Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and the next of kin have been informed.