32 h. ago Woman in her 60s dies and two others taken to hospital after 'getting into difficulty' in the water at UK beach

The incident took place at Helen's Bay in County Down, Northern Ireland, on Saturday at around 1pm.

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54 h. ago Moment two men ‘minutes from drowning’ are spotted in desperate rescue attempt after being swept out to sea

THIS is the moment two men, minutes away from being "completely submerged", are rescued after being swept out to sea. Specialist Marine Unit officers were scrambled to the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on Wednesday morning after two men got into difficulty in the water. Cops rescued both men, one in his 20s and the...

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3 w. ago Search resumes for missing person after two die in treacherous sea while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept away'

Emergency services were called to Withernsea following a 'number of people in difficulty in the water' on Friday afternoon.

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3 w. ago Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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3 w. ago Second body pulled from freezing water during major search operation off Yorkshire coast

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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3 w. ago Man, 67, dies after getting into difficulty in freezing water off Yorkshire coast

Emergency crews were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at around 3.15pm on Friday afternoon following reports that people in the water had gotten into difficulty.

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3 w. ago Major search under way after ‘number of people in difficulty in water’ at Withernsea

The alarm was raised just after 3.30pm on Friday (2 January) in the seaside town of Withernsea in East Yorkshire

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3 w. ago UK beach emergency as major search launched for people 'in difficulty' in water

Coastguard helicopters, RNLI lifeboats, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and Humberside Police are conducting a major search and rescue operation at Withernsea after reports of people in difficulty

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3 w. ago Withernsea coastguard search launched for 'number of people in difficulty' in sea

HM Coastguard is responding to reports of a number of people in difficulty off the Yorkshire coast

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3 w. ago Swimmer, 51, dies after getting into difficulty in sea on New Year’s Day

The man died at the scene after getting into difficulty in the water, police said

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