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Boy, 13, dies after he is rescued from the sea off The Great Orme near Llandudno

A 13-year-old boy has died after being rescued from the water off Llandudno .

The teenager was airlifted to hospital after being recovered on Saturday but later died.

North Wales Police said the incident happened at around 9.20pm at Pigeon's Cove, on the Great Orme.

A spokeswoman from HM Coastguard said a member of the public had called 999 at about 8.55pm to report a person in the water, NorthWalesLive reported .

The spokeswoman said: "Llandudno Coastguard Rescue Team, RNLI Llandudno inshore and all weather lifeboats, HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Caernarfon, North Wales Police and Welsh Ambulance Service were sent to the scene.

"The person was recovered from the water and was airlifted to Bangor hospital."

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18-year-old and 85-year-old found dead in separate Gower incidents on the same night are named  

North Wales Police said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

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