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| Bodyboarder dies after sea rescue | Bodyboarder dies after sea rescue |
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| A man has died and a young boy has been airlifted to hospital after being rescued from the sea in Cornwall. | A man has died and a young boy has been airlifted to hospital after being rescued from the sea in Cornwall. |
| Falmouth coastguard said the pair were "boogie boarding" at Newquay's Fistral beach when they got into difficulties just after 1900 BST. | Falmouth coastguard said the pair were "boogie boarding" at Newquay's Fistral beach when they got into difficulties just after 1900 BST. |
| A member of the public pulled them from the water and both were flown to Treliske Hospital in Truro by a rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. | A member of the public pulled them from the water and both were flown to Treliske Hospital in Truro by a rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. |
| A coastguard spokesman said the pair were believed to have been on holiday. | |
| He added: "It is believed that they were boogie boarding, wet suits were not being worn and the surf height was six feet." | |
| Mark Thomas, the duty watch manager at Falmouth coastguard, said the victims were thought to have been swept out to sea on a rip tide. | Mark Thomas, the duty watch manager at Falmouth coastguard, said the victims were thought to have been swept out to sea on a rip tide. |
| The lifeguard patrol at Fistral beach ends at 1800 BST, so was not operating at the time. | |
| Two inshore lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams, paramedics and police were called to the scene after the pair had been plucked from the water. | Two inshore lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams, paramedics and police were called to the scene after the pair had been plucked from the water. |
| Boogie boarding, also known as body boarding, is a form of wave-riding using a board of foam, smaller than a surfboard. |