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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 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 were called after a witness saw two boys in the sea at 1630 BST. police say. | |
Child rescued | Child rescued |
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. | |
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. |