A MAN has died after being pulled from the water at a popular UK beach.
Cops rushed to Mawgan Porth beach near Newquay, Cornwall, at around 8.30pm on Tuesday following reports of concern for two people in the water.
Tragically, Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed a man in his 40s from the Oxford area died at the scene, despite being given emergency treatment after being recovered from the water.
Another man suffered minor injuries.
Cops said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that the man’s next of kin had been informed.
Witnesses told of how rescue teams and a coastguard helicopter arrived “within minutes” as people became concerned for the two men in the water.
One onlooker told BBC Radio Cornwall: “It was apparent the person on the beach was in big trouble as they started resuscitation and that went on for some time.
“Somebody went to the lifeguard hut for the defibrillator, so it was obviously very serious.”
They recalled how a search of the water by rescue teams went on into darkness, with boats “scouring the bay” with their searchlights.
Investigating officer Det Sgt Dave Squire said Devon and Cornwall Police was “conducting inquiries on behalf of the coroner to understand the circumstance of this tragic death”.
He added: “We will be viewing any available CCTV and speaking to witnesses to fully understand how this happened.”
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