A MAN in his 60s has died and another man is missing after a horror boat crash near a popular UK beach.
Cops and emergency services scrambled to the scene in Tipner, Portsmouth, just before 8pm yesterday.
A rigid hulled inflatable boat was involved in a severe collision, said police.
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson confirmed that three men were involved in the incident.
A man in his 60s from Emsworth was pronounced deceased at the scene.
His family have been informed and will be supported by officers.
A man in his 60s from Havant, is still missing, according to cops.
The force confirmed that the third man, in his 50s from West Sussex, was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
Police, paramedics, and coastguard crews from Portsmouth and Hill Head, were deployed to the scene.
Full details are still unclear at the time as authorities look to work out exactly what occurred.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police said they are liaising with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) during the early stages of an investigation to establish what has happened.
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