A body was pulled from the sea in front of horrified tourists on a busy holiday beach.
Shocked eye-witnesses reported seeing a woman being treated by paramedics on Croyde Beach in North Devon yesterday morning (SAT).
HM Coastguard and RNLI crews were called to the scene shortly after 10.30am, along with paramedics and police officers, but it has been confirmed the person has died.
Police say the incident is non-suspicious, but the exact cause of the death is unknown.
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "A body was located in the water. Non-suspicious circumstances."
A spokesperson for South West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SWASFT), said: “South Western Ambulance Service was called on Saturday, July 17 at 10.42 regarding a medical incident on Croyde Sands, North Devon.
"We sent land ambulance crews, Helimed, a critical care car and Basics Doctor to attend the incident."
HM Coastguard added: "HM Coastguard coordinated the response after receiving reports of someone in trouble in the sea at Croyde Bay just after 10.30am yesterday.
"Croyde RNLI Lifeguards, Croyde, Ilfracombe and Mortehoe coastguard rescue teams have all been sent, along with an air ambulance. South West Ambulance Service were also involved.
"The person in the water was rescued and handed into the care of the ambulance service."
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