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Woman's body recovered from sea by kayaker off Cornwall Woman's body recovered from sea by kayaker off Cornwall
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A woman's body has been recovered from the sea by a kayaker.A woman's body has been recovered from the sea by a kayaker.
Witnesses reported seeing the woman "in difficulty" just before 11:00 BST on Saturday off Porthleven, on the south coast of Cornwall.Witnesses reported seeing the woman "in difficulty" just before 11:00 BST on Saturday off Porthleven, on the south coast of Cornwall.
The Coastguard said she was brought ashore by a kayaker before being airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Truro.The Coastguard said she was brought ashore by a kayaker before being airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Truro.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed a woman had died and officers were attempting to contact her next-of-kin.Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed a woman had died and officers were attempting to contact her next-of-kin.
A lifeboat, an RNLI search-and-rescue helicopter, a coastguard team and a lifeguard were all sent to the scene. An RNLI lifeboat, a Coastguard search-and-rescue helicopter and a lifeguard were all sent to the scene.
Kayaker Ian Prickett says he heard someone shouting down from the cliffs to him.Kayaker Ian Prickett says he heard someone shouting down from the cliffs to him.
"I couldn't quite make out exactly what they were saying," he said. "But it soon became clear that there was a lady in the water."I couldn't quite make out exactly what they were saying," he said. "But it soon became clear that there was a lady in the water.
"She was head down and I grabbed hold of her and turned her around to check for vital signs and any signs of life, but there was nothing."She was head down and I grabbed hold of her and turned her around to check for vital signs and any signs of life, but there was nothing.
"So I jumped out of my kayak and took her to the shore and then radioed the coastguard. They brought the RNLI along to medevac her out of the area.""So I jumped out of my kayak and took her to the shore and then radioed the coastguard. They brought the RNLI along to medevac her out of the area."