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The body of an 18-year-old man has been pulled from the water after he disappeared while swimming. | |
South Wales Police said the alarm was raised on Sunday afternoon at Llewellyn's Quay in Port Talbot. | |
The Mumbles, Port Talbot and Porthcawl lifeboats were involved in the search, along with an RAF rescue helicopter. He has not yet been formally identified. | |
In a separate incident, a body was recovered from Newton Beach in Porthcawl on Sunday morning. | In a separate incident, a body was recovered from Newton Beach in Porthcawl on Sunday morning. |
South Wales Police said the body was found at Porthcawl at 0715 BST. | South Wales Police said the body was found at Porthcawl at 0715 BST. |
The coroner has been informed and the person's body has been identified but no details of identity have been released. | The coroner has been informed and the person's body has been identified but no details of identity have been released. |
In the Port Talbot incident, police divers eventually found the teenager's body at 1916 BST. He has not yet been formally identified. | In the Port Talbot incident, police divers eventually found the teenager's body at 1916 BST. He has not yet been formally identified. |
A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "Emergency services were called to Llewellyn's Quay in Port Talbot at 4.40pm on Sunday, July 12 following reports that a male had jumped into the water and had not resurfaced. | |
"A South Wales Police specialist search unit attended the scene and recovered the body of an 18-year-old male from the water." | |
He added: "Police are investigating the death on behalf of HM Coroner." |