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| Swimmer rescued from sea near Kingsbridge dies | Swimmer rescued from sea near Kingsbridge dies |
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| A man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in south Devon. | |
| The incident happened at Beesands beach near Kingsbridge. Police say they are no suspicious circumstances. | |
| A kayaker in the water helped to bring the man to shore on Saturday afternoon but he was unconscious. | A kayaker in the water helped to bring the man to shore on Saturday afternoon but he was unconscious. |
| Police said the man, in his 40s, from the South Hams area, was airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he was later pronounced dead. | |
| The man had been endurance swimming with another man when he got in to difficulty. The second swimmer was unharmed. |