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Dog-walker, 69, dies after airlift rescue at Cefn Sidan beach Dog-walker, 68, cut off by Carmarthenshire tide is named
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A 68-year-old woman walking dogs with her daughter died after they had to be airlifted from water off a Carmarthenshire beach. A 68-year-old woman who died after becoming cut off by the tide as she walked dogs with her daughter on a Carmarthenshire beach, has been named.
The women, who were walking eight dogs, became stranded by the tide on Cefn Sidan beach at 16:24 BST on Sunday. Susan Wendy Hackett, from the Cynwyl Elfed area of Carmarthenshire, died after being airlifted from the water at 16:24 BST on Sunday.
The mother was winched into an RAF rescue helicopter from the sea after a member of the public raised the alarm. She had been walking eight dogs with her daughter, 40, at Cefn Sidan when they became stranded.
She was flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, on Sunday but later died. Ms Hackett daughter has been released following hospital treatment.
Her daughter, 40, was pulled from the sea and taken to Glangwili hospital, Carmarthen. A spokesman for the coastguard said: "The tide is very dangerous in the Loughor estuary. The tide does come in very quickly."
Five of the dogs they were walking have not been found. According to the coastguard, the tide in the Loughor estuary, which leads out into Carmarthen Bay, is dangerous and comes in "very quickly".
Both women are from the Carmarthenshire area, said police. Dyfed-Powys Police said three of the dogs were safe but that five were unaccounted for.
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The emergency services were alerted by a member of the public who was walking along the beach when they spotted the women in trouble.
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.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 spokesman 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," said the spokesperson. "Within minutes, approximately 200 yards on from the sighting of the pet dog, the first casualty was spotted in danger in the water," he said.
"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 69 year old was found by the lifeboat crew and the helicopter was alerted. A few minutes later Susan Hackett was found by the lifeboat crew and was winched aboard the rescue helicopter.
Swansea coastguard has said the dogs are being cared for by a vet. A spokesman for 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." Swansea coastguard watch officer Marc Lancey said: "At the moment we've got spring tides, which means we have the highest of the high tides and the lowest of the low tides.
"When we have a spring tide, the rate the tide comes in increases and so does the volume of water. The water certainly comes in faster during a spring tide."
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.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.