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A 15-year-old boy has died after being swept out to sea off the Norfolk coast. A 15-year-old boy has died and an 11-year-old was rescued after both were swept out to sea off the Norfolk coast.
The boy was picked up by an RAF search and rescue helicopter after going missing near Wells-Next-The-Sea. The younger boy was pulled from the sea near Wells-Next-The-Sea by an onlooker, police say.
However the teenager was swept further off shore and was eventually winched aboard an RAF helicopter after a major search operation located him.
He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, but died 30 minutes after he arrived.He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, but died 30 minutes after he arrived.
The emergency services had been called to reports of two boys in the sea. The first boy, aged 11, was rescued almost immediately, police say. The emergency services were called after a witness saw two boys in the sea at 1630 BST. police say.
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But the second had a longer ordeal and was almost swept into the open sea before he was picked up by the helicopter. But the second had a longer ordeal and was almost carried into the open sea by the current before he was spotted by the helicopter just before 1800 BST.
A police helicopter and local lifeboat were also involved in the search. The search involved a local inshore lifeboat, coastguard and an air rescue helicopter, police helicopter and police officers on foot.
The boys are believed to have been in the town for a Tamil Festival.The boys are believed to have been in the town for a Tamil Festival.
A police officer estimated that around 40,000 people had been in Wells during the day for the festival.A police officer estimated that around 40,000 people had been in Wells during the day for the festival.
One witness, Fiona Walker, told BBC News 24: "It [the weather] has been considerably warmer today and there have been a lot of people down in the water."One witness, Fiona Walker, told BBC News 24: "It [the weather] has been considerably warmer today and there have been a lot of people down in the water."
Police say the boy will be named on Monday, after his next of kin are informed.