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| Man from Oxford area dies in incident at Mawgan Porth beach | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| The beach has lifeguards present from 10:00 BST to 18:00 | |
| One man has died and a second suffered injuries following an incident in the sea off Cornwall. | One man has died and a second suffered injuries following an incident in the sea off Cornwall. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to Mawgan Porth beach near Newquay at about 20:30 BST on Tuesday, following reports of concern for two people in the water. | |
| The force said a man in his 40s from the Oxford area was confirmed dead at the scene after being recovered from the water and being given emergency treatment. | |
| Another man suffered minor injuries. The police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the man's next of kin had been informed. | |
| An eyewitness told BBC Radio Cornwall multiple ambulances and rescue craft were at the scene. | |
| "The first I saw was a group of people gathered on the beach, with other people looking at them, it was fairly obvious that something bad had happened," he said. | |
| He said rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter had arrived at the scene "within minutes". | He said rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter had arrived at the scene "within minutes". |
| "It was apparent the person on the beach was in big trouble as they started resuscitation and that went on for some time. | |
| "Somebody went to the lifeguard hut for the defibrillator, so it was obviously very serious." | "Somebody went to the lifeguard hut for the defibrillator, so it was obviously very serious." |
| He said the search went on into darkness with boats "scouring the bay" with searchlights. | He said the search went on into darkness with boats "scouring the bay" with searchlights. |
| 'Extensive operation' | 'Extensive operation' |
| Another witness, Sally Rustom, said she was eating dinner when she noticed helicopters in the area. | Another witness, Sally Rustom, said she was eating dinner when she noticed helicopters in the area. |
| "The operation was extensive," she said. | "The operation was extensive," she said. |
| "If I had somebody that I cared about, that was lost, I'd be so impressed [with] how long they stayed to try and find somebody. | "If I had somebody that I cared about, that was lost, I'd be so impressed [with] how long they stayed to try and find somebody. |
| "They were there, I would say, for an hour and a half. | |
| "It's really sad for everybody." | "It's really sad for everybody." |
| 'Tragic death' | |
| Investigating officer, Det Sgt Dave Squire, said Devon and Cornwall Police was "conducting inquiries on behalf of the coroner to understand the circumstance of this tragic death". | |
| "We will be viewing any available CCTV and speaking to witnesses to fully understand how this happened," he added. | |
| Mawgan Porth beach has RNLI lifeguards on duty between 10:00 BST and 18:00 every day during the summer, and at other other busy times during the year. | |
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