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Dog-walker dies after airlift rescue at Cefn Sidan beach Dog-walker, 69, dies after airlift rescue at Cefn Sidan beach
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A dog-walker has died after she was pulled from the water off a Carmarthenshire beach. A 68-year-old woman walking dogs with her daughter died after they had to be airlifted from water off a Carmarthenshire beach.
She was winched into a RAF rescue helicopter and flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, on Sunday after being cut off by water at Cefn Sidan beach 16:24 BST. The women, who were walking eight dogs, became stranded by the tide on Cefn Sidan beach at 16:24 BST on Sunday.
Dyfed-Powys Police has confirmed she has since died. The coroner has been told. The mother was winched into an RAF rescue helicopter from the sea after a member of the public raised the alarm.
She and another woman were rescued from the beach with two dogs. She was flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, on Sunday but later died.
The other woman was taken to Glangwili hospital, Carmarthen. Her daughter, 40, was pulled from the sea and taken to Glangwili hospital, Carmarthen.
Both women are from the Carmarthenshire area, police said. Five of the dogs they were walking have not been found.
Swansea coastguard said the alarm was raised when a member of the public alerted them to people with dogs who were stranded on the beach. Both women are from the Carmarthenshire area, said police.
Two RNLI inshore lifeboats from Burry Port were called, along with the RAF helicopter from Chivenor in Devon. Rescue
A lifeboat pulled the other woman from the water and returned to their base, from where the woman was taken to hospital in Carmarthen by ambulance. Two RNLI inshore lifeboats from Burry Port were called to the southern end of Cefn Sidan beach, along with the RAF helicopter from Chivenor in Devon.
A Burry Port RNLI spokesperson said when a rescue team arrived at the scene, one of the dogs was seen in difficulty in the water.A Burry Port RNLI spokesperson said when a rescue team arrived at the scene, one of the dogs was seen in difficulty in the water.
"Within minutes, approximately 200 yards on from the sighting of the pet dog, the first casualty was spotted in danger in the water," a statement read. "Within minutes, approximately 200 yards on from the sighting of the pet dog, the first casualty was spotted in danger in the water," said the spokesperson.
"With the casualty struggling to remain afloat, having been in the water for nearly an hour, one of the lifeboat crew members entered the water to give urgent assistance by keeping the casualty afloat before aiding them aboard the lifeboat."With the casualty struggling to remain afloat, having been in the water for nearly an hour, one of the lifeboat crew members entered the water to give urgent assistance by keeping the casualty afloat before aiding them aboard the lifeboat.
"Having been recovered from the water the casualty was given immediate first aid by crew members as the search for the further casualties continued.""Having been recovered from the water the casualty was given immediate first aid by crew members as the search for the further casualties continued."
A few minutes later the woman who later died was found by the lifeboat crew and the helicopter was alerted. A few minutes later the 69 year old was found by the lifeboat crew and the helicopter was alerted.
Swansea coastguard has said both dogs are being cared for by a vet. Swansea coastguard has said the dogs are being cared for by a vet.
After the incident, the coastguard said: "The tide is very dangerous in the Loughor estuary. The tide does come in very quickly."After the incident, the coastguard said: "The tide is very dangerous in the Loughor estuary. The tide does come in very quickly."
Elsewhere a woman was pulled from the sea in near Llandudno by RNLI on Monday, and a fisherman died after receiving injuries while working on a boat off the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.