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Padstow speedboat flips over: Two dead, four injured | |
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Two people have died when a speedboat flipped over in waters off Cornwall. | |
Four others were seriously injured in the crash in the Camel Estuary off Padstow in North Cornwall. | |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed the four injured people had been flown to hospital. | |
The Rock and Padstow lifeboats, coastguard rescue teams, and search and rescue helicopters were all called to help the group. | |
Jo Rawlings, from the Maritime and Coastguard agency, said: "Falmouth coastguard was contacted at 15:50 BST with reports that six people had been thrown from a speedboat near Padstow harbour. | |
"It was also reported the boat was out of control for some time and had struck some other boats in the water." | |
Police are also at the harbour, an area of which has been cordoned off. |