Three Surfers Die In Cornwall Sea Tragedy

Three surfers have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Cornwall.

Officers were called by the Coastguard after reports that four children and three adults were caught in a rip current off Mawgan Porth beach, Newquay.

Two surfers recovered from the sea were given CPR at the scene

A man in his 50s and a man and woman in their 40s were found unconscious in the sea.

The victims, who have not been named, were taken to Treliske for treatment but were pronounced dead in hospital.

A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "The four children were all located safe and well on shore but the three adults were recovered from the water.

"Two of those recovered from the water were given CPR at the scene. The three casualties were transferred to hospital by the rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose and both the Devon and Cornwall air ambulances."

The surfers were caught in a rip tide while surfing off Mawgan Porth beach

A spokeswoman for the South Western Ambulance Service said they took a call at 1.31pm about reports the surfers were caught in a rip current.

She said air ambulances, a search and rescue helicopter, police and rapid response vehicles were all deployed to the scene.

Air ambulances and a search and rescue helicopter were deployed

Superintendent Jim Pearce, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "This is a tragic incident and our condolences go out to the families of those involved.

"Along with the other emergency services we are now working to ascertain the full circumstances of this incident and our priority is to contact the families of those involved and offer all the support we can."

Gareth Horner, lifeboat operations manager, said: "Mawgan Porth is a dangerous beach. We don't know the exact circumstances or the ability of the people that were rescued today.

"My understanding is that they were in two groups and that one of the casualties actually entered the sea to assist other people who were in trouble."

Police said the woman and the man in his 40s were from Cornwall, while the third victim was from outside the force's area.

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