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| Five men died after being pulled from the sea and a sixth person is thought to be missing in a British seaside tragedy that took place on the hottest day of the year so far. | Five men died after being pulled from the sea and a sixth person is thought to be missing in a British seaside tragedy that took place on the hottest day of the year so far. |
| Beachgoers and emergency services tried to save three of the men after they got into difficulties in the water at Camber Sands near Rye, East Sussex, at around 2.15pm on Wednesday. They were pulled from the sea within 20 minutes but died. | Beachgoers and emergency services tried to save three of the men after they got into difficulties in the water at Camber Sands near Rye, East Sussex, at around 2.15pm on Wednesday. They were pulled from the sea within 20 minutes but died. |
| Two more bodies were found at around 8pm as the tide receded and the RNLI and coastguard were searching the sea and shoreline for another person thought to be missing. The deaths bring the toll to 12 in less than a week as people head for the coast at the end of the school holidays. | Two more bodies were found at around 8pm as the tide receded and the RNLI and coastguard were searching the sea and shoreline for another person thought to be missing. The deaths bring the toll to 12 in less than a week as people head for the coast at the end of the school holidays. |
| Richard Tollett, lifeboat operations manager at Rye harbour, told the Press Association on Wednesday evening: “As the tide has receded it has left a couple more bodies on the beach in the sand at Camber. A member of the public found them and that person reported another one in the water so we have got two lifeboats and a helicopter searching the area trying to find the other one.” | Richard Tollett, lifeboat operations manager at Rye harbour, told the Press Association on Wednesday evening: “As the tide has receded it has left a couple more bodies on the beach in the sand at Camber. A member of the public found them and that person reported another one in the water so we have got two lifeboats and a helicopter searching the area trying to find the other one.” |
| Earlier in the day emergency teams were called to reports of three men needing urgent medical aid at the beach near Rye, East Sussex, at about 2.15pm, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. Beachgoers were urged to stay out of the sea while medics attended the scene. | Earlier in the day emergency teams were called to reports of three men needing urgent medical aid at the beach near Rye, East Sussex, at about 2.15pm, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. Beachgoers were urged to stay out of the sea while medics attended the scene. |
| A Sussex police spokesman said: “The three men, who have not yet been identified, sadly died despite efforts to save them.” | A Sussex police spokesman said: “The three men, who have not yet been identified, sadly died despite efforts to save them.” |
| One witness, Natalja Taylor, 30, who was on a day trip with her husband, said police were driving up the beach with a loudhailer urging people to stay out of the sea. “We were sat on a hill a bit further away and we saw three people being pulled out of the water,” Taylor said. “I think the people who rescued them were regular people, not emergency personnel. We don’t know what condition they were in. There were so many people there. They were still on the beach when we left. | One witness, Natalja Taylor, 30, who was on a day trip with her husband, said police were driving up the beach with a loudhailer urging people to stay out of the sea. “We were sat on a hill a bit further away and we saw three people being pulled out of the water,” Taylor said. “I think the people who rescued them were regular people, not emergency personnel. We don’t know what condition they were in. There were so many people there. They were still on the beach when we left. |
| “Police drove on to the beach with a loudspeaker, telling people not to go into the water until further notice. They also taped off a huge chunk of the beach so no one could get near it. | “Police drove on to the beach with a loudspeaker, telling people not to go into the water until further notice. They also taped off a huge chunk of the beach so no one could get near it. |
| A beachgoer said police told her to stay out of the sea due to a rip tide. Police remained on the beach as day-trippers said they were surprised there were no lifeguards present. | A beachgoer said police told her to stay out of the sea due to a rip tide. Police remained on the beach as day-trippers said they were surprised there were no lifeguards present. |
| One person, who declined to be named, said: “We noticed when we came here that there were no lifeguards. We had kids here and we were worried about them.” | One person, who declined to be named, said: “We noticed when we came here that there were no lifeguards. We had kids here and we were worried about them.” |
| He said he could not understand why the men had run into difficulties as the sea had appeared calm. “The sea is very shallow for quite a long way. It seems so strange how they got into trouble. There was no waves and no wind,” he said. | He said he could not understand why the men had run into difficulties as the sea had appeared calm. “The sea is very shallow for quite a long way. It seems so strange how they got into trouble. There was no waves and no wind,” he said. |
| These are the latest fatal incidents to take place recently on that beach and came after a weekend of serious incidents around Britain’s coasts that killed seven people. | These are the latest fatal incidents to take place recently on that beach and came after a weekend of serious incidents around Britain’s coasts that killed seven people. |
| It was a busy day at Camber Sands and other coastal areas as temperatures reached highs of 33.8C in parts of England, with the Met Office issuing heatwave alerts for the south-east, eastern England and the east Midlands. | It was a busy day at Camber Sands and other coastal areas as temperatures reached highs of 33.8C in parts of England, with the Met Office issuing heatwave alerts for the south-east, eastern England and the east Midlands. |
| Beachgoers described the scenes at the popular seaside spot, known for its dunes. Photographs and videos uploaded to social media showed crowds of sunbathers on the coast as a helicopter hovered above their heads. | Beachgoers described the scenes at the popular seaside spot, known for its dunes. Photographs and videos uploaded to social media showed crowds of sunbathers on the coast as a helicopter hovered above their heads. |
| @willoliphant not much ....but thats all i have pic.twitter.com/7q7YuwZ1ap | @willoliphant not much ....but thats all i have pic.twitter.com/7q7YuwZ1ap |
| Ch Supt Di Roskilly said: “We are working with Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, South East Coast ambulance and Rother district council to clear the beach and encourage people to come out of the sea while we are investigating this incident. | Ch Supt Di Roskilly said: “We are working with Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, South East Coast ambulance and Rother district council to clear the beach and encourage people to come out of the sea while we are investigating this incident. |
| “This has been an incredibly tragic situation and very traumatic for those who were there on the beach at the time. At this stage we do not know who the men are and are doing all we can to establish their identities.” | “This has been an incredibly tragic situation and very traumatic for those who were there on the beach at the time. At this stage we do not know who the men are and are doing all we can to establish their identities.” |
| Suggestions that the deaths may be linked to jellyfish have been ruled out and Sussex police said there was nothing to suggest the men were migrants. | Suggestions that the deaths may be linked to jellyfish have been ruled out and Sussex police said there was nothing to suggest the men were migrants. |
| There was another fatal incident at Camber Sands in July. Gustavo Silva Da Cruz, 19, died after getting into difficulty swimming there. Da Cruz, who was visiting family in Croydon, south London, was one of three men who got into trouble. The two others, who were not connected to him, included a man aged 35 and his son aged 17. | There was another fatal incident at Camber Sands in July. Gustavo Silva Da Cruz, 19, died after getting into difficulty swimming there. Da Cruz, who was visiting family in Croydon, south London, was one of three men who got into trouble. The two others, who were not connected to him, included a man aged 35 and his son aged 17. |
| Police move dead bodies from #Cambersands pic.twitter.com/Tu98d2uGPx | Police move dead bodies from #Cambersands pic.twitter.com/Tu98d2uGPx |
| Wednesday’s deaths came as police said that McKayla Bruynius, a two-year-old girl who was swept into the sea with her father at Fistral beach in Newquay, Cornwall, on Friday, had died in hospital in Bristol. Her father, Rudy Bruynius, was also killed. | Wednesday’s deaths came as police said that McKayla Bruynius, a two-year-old girl who was swept into the sea with her father at Fistral beach in Newquay, Cornwall, on Friday, had died in hospital in Bristol. Her father, Rudy Bruynius, was also killed. |
| On Saturday David Baker, a windsurfer in his 60s who was rescued by lifeboats off the coast of West Mersea in Essex, died in hospital. On the same day a man died after he got into difficulties while swimming off Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, and Lucas Walker, six, and his 37-year-old mother, Julie, died when they got into difficulties in the water at Aberdeen beach. | On Saturday David Baker, a windsurfer in his 60s who was rescued by lifeboats off the coast of West Mersea in Essex, died in hospital. On the same day a man died after he got into difficulties while swimming off Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, and Lucas Walker, six, and his 37-year-old mother, Julie, died when they got into difficulties in the water at Aberdeen beach. |
| It is believed that Walker had gone into the sea to try to rescue her son and another boy, 13, who had got into trouble while swimming. The second boy and two other people believed to have gone in to help, a 25-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, were taken to hospital. | It is believed that Walker had gone into the sea to try to rescue her son and another boy, 13, who had got into trouble while swimming. The second boy and two other people believed to have gone in to help, a 25-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, were taken to hospital. |
| Later on Saturday a woman died after being recovered from treacherous seas off Jersey. Rescue boats from Jersey fire service and the RNLI were launched at about 8.20pm after two swimmers were reported to be in difficulty near Green Island beach. A male swimmer was rescued by a member of the public. The woman was later recovered from the water and transported to hospital, where she died, Jersey police said. It was revealed on Sunday that her name was Joy Godfray and she had died the day before her 32nd birthday. | Later on Saturday a woman died after being recovered from treacherous seas off Jersey. Rescue boats from Jersey fire service and the RNLI were launched at about 8.20pm after two swimmers were reported to be in difficulty near Green Island beach. A male swimmer was rescued by a member of the public. The woman was later recovered from the water and transported to hospital, where she died, Jersey police said. It was revealed on Sunday that her name was Joy Godfray and she had died the day before her 32nd birthday. |
| According to figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as part of its ongoing Respect the Water campaign, 168 people drowned accidentally in the UK’s tidal waters last year. This is the most since records began being collected in 2011, though the figures vary minimally – the lowest was 163. | According to figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as part of its ongoing Respect the Water campaign, 168 people drowned accidentally in the UK’s tidal waters last year. This is the most since records began being collected in 2011, though the figures vary minimally – the lowest was 163. |
| The RNLI said last week that crews had dealt with an extremely busy weekend. Yesterday a spokeswoman urged seaside visitors to take care and respect the water: “The sea may look appealing and the RNLI would encourage people to use it, but do so safely – it can be dangerously unpredictable. | The RNLI said last week that crews had dealt with an extremely busy weekend. Yesterday a spokeswoman urged seaside visitors to take care and respect the water: “The sea may look appealing and the RNLI would encourage people to use it, but do so safely – it can be dangerously unpredictable. |
| “Please visit lifeguarded beaches and swim between the red and yellow flags – the safe swim zone and the area watched by lifeguards. RNLI lifeguards are always happy to answer any questions or advise of any risks, including where any rip currents may be, which can catch out even the most experienced swimmers.” | “Please visit lifeguarded beaches and swim between the red and yellow flags – the safe swim zone and the area watched by lifeguards. RNLI lifeguards are always happy to answer any questions or advise of any risks, including where any rip currents may be, which can catch out even the most experienced swimmers.” |