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Man, 74, dies trying to save swimmers at Tywyn beach | Man, 74, dies trying to save swimmers at Tywyn beach |
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A man has died after attempting to rescue two teenage girls who got into difficulty in the sea in Gwynedd. | A man has died after attempting to rescue two teenage girls who got into difficulty in the sea in Gwynedd. |
The 74-year-old was recovered unconscious from the water at Tywyn, by a crew from Aberdovey RNLI Lifeboat at 16:14 BST on Saturday. | The 74-year-old was recovered unconscious from the water at Tywyn, by a crew from Aberdovey RNLI Lifeboat at 16:14 BST on Saturday. |
He was flown to hospital by the coastguard rescue helicopter but later died. | He was flown to hospital by the coastguard rescue helicopter but later died. |
The girls were taken to hospital as a precaution. | The girls were taken to hospital as a precaution. |
Tywyn councillor Mark Kendall said: "From what I've been told the man was alive when he was airlifted from the beach but died in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor later. | Tywyn councillor Mark Kendall said: "From what I've been told the man was alive when he was airlifted from the beach but died in Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor later. |
"At the time the helicopter and lifeboat were still looking for more than one person in the water as the girls still hadn't been rescued at the time. | "At the time the helicopter and lifeboat were still looking for more than one person in the water as the girls still hadn't been rescued at the time. |
"He went in to save them but got into difficulty himself." | "He went in to save them but got into difficulty himself." |
Councillor Alun Wyn Evans, from Tywyn, said he was "completely shocked" at the news and said the sea at Tywyn beach was not known for being dangerous. | Councillor Alun Wyn Evans, from Tywyn, said he was "completely shocked" at the news and said the sea at Tywyn beach was not known for being dangerous. |
"As far as I know, this is the first incident of this kind I can remember on Tywyn beach," he said. | "As far as I know, this is the first incident of this kind I can remember on Tywyn beach," he said. |
In a separate incident, three people including a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, were rescued from the sea in Harlech at about 15:30 BST on Saturday. | In a separate incident, three people including a 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, were rescued from the sea in Harlech at about 15:30 BST on Saturday. |
Harlech Coastguard team, Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat, North Wales Police and paramedics were involved in the rescue. | Harlech Coastguard team, Criccieth RNLI Lifeboat, North Wales Police and paramedics were involved in the rescue. |
In Llandudno, a 15-year-old boy broke his ankle after jumping into the sea at the foot of the Great Orme headland on Saturday evening. | |
He was pulled from the water by friends after injuring himself on a rock and was taken to hospital. | |
North Wales Police warned people to take extra care in the sea and to avoid taking risks. | North Wales Police warned people to take extra care in the sea and to avoid taking risks. |