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Clacton Pier: Teenager remains critical after sea rescue | Clacton Pier: Teenager remains critical after sea rescue |
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An 18-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being rescued from the sea off the Essex coast alongside a 14-year-old female relative who died. | An 18-year-old man remains in a critical condition after being rescued from the sea off the Essex coast alongside a 14-year-old female relative who died. |
Three teenagers, all related, were pulled from the water near Clacton Pier on Thursday afternoon. | Three teenagers, all related, were pulled from the water near Clacton Pier on Thursday afternoon. |
They were all treated on the beach by paramedics before being taken to Colchester General Hospital. | |
A 15-year-old girl is expected to make a full recovery, police said. | A 15-year-old girl is expected to make a full recovery, police said. |
Essex Police said immediate family members of the teenagers had been informed and were at the hospital. | Essex Police said immediate family members of the teenagers had been informed and were at the hospital. |
Witnesses said the trio were pulled from the sea by emergency services with CPR being performed by onlookers until ambulances arrived. | |
On 26 July last year, Ben Quartermaine, 15, died after getting into difficulty while swimming with a friend near Clacton Pier. | |
Clacton MP Giles Watling said the tragedy was a warning to people to be aware of the dangers of the sea. | Clacton MP Giles Watling said the tragedy was a warning to people to be aware of the dangers of the sea. |
He said: "It is extremely tragic and it is just awful this has happened two years running. | He said: "It is extremely tragic and it is just awful this has happened two years running. |
"People should be so careful about water, it is an inherently dangerous place. | "People should be so careful about water, it is an inherently dangerous place. |
"We have a very safe beach here when you bear in mind tens of thousands of people come every summer quite safely and have great times." | "We have a very safe beach here when you bear in mind tens of thousands of people come every summer quite safely and have great times." |