A holidaymaker has died after being caught in a riptide at a Cornish beach, where there have recently been warnings about unpredictable currents.
The 27-year-old man, who died after being pulled from the sea at Crantock beach, near Newquay, on Tuesday night, was among a group of three men who were swept out while swimming.
They were pulled from the water by two surfers from Cornwall and airlifted to Treliske hospital by an HM Coastguard helicopter.
The 27-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later, Devon and Cornwall police said. The other two swimmers, aged 17 and 18, remain in hospital but are not believed to be seriously injured.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and the man’s family have been informed.
Crantock beach, managed by the National Trust, was the scene of a mass rescue five days ago in which several bodyboarders were caught in a strong current.
As the tide came in on 11 August, a strong travelling rip current appeared, sweeping the bodyboarders out of their depth.
Two lifeguards, deployed on rescue boards, performed 11 rescues.
RNLI lifeguard supervisor John Steadman said: “Crantock beach has unpredictable currents at the moment due to the topography of the beach constantly changing.”
The HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter, two RNLI lifeboats, the coastguard rescue team from Newquay, police and ambulance crews were sent to the incident on Tuesday at about 7.30pm.
