Man, in 60s, dies trying to save family members from Cornwall beach

A heroic man has died after trying to save two family members who got into difficulty in the sea as three teenagers perish while swimming in record-breaking hot weather.

Emergency services rushed to a beach near Padstow around 3.50pm on bank holiday Monday (May 25).

A man was found ‘suffering cardiac arrest in the sea’ at Tregirls Beach after he entered the water to try and save two family members, police said.

The family members were brought to safety by other beach goers.

The man, who is local and in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin has been made aware.

The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: ‘We were called by the Ambulance Service at around 3.50pm on Monday 25 May following a report of a man suffering a cardiac arrest in the sea at Tregirls Beach, Padstow.

‘Emergency services and the RNLI attended the scene but sadly, the local man in his 60s was pronounced deceased at the scene. His next of kin are aware.

‘The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for HM Coroner.’

It came as police in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Warwickshire have confirmed the deaths of two teenage boys and a teenage girl.

A 13-year-old boy, named locally as Reco Puttock, was pronounced dead after being pulled from water near Halifax.

A few hours later, a 16-year-old girl was found dead at a water park in Warwickshire.

South Yorkshire Police have also confirmed the death of a teenage boy in Rother Valley Country Park, Rotherham.

The search is on for a missing 12-year-old boy who vanished swimming with friends in the River Ribble.

A Lancashire Police spokesman told Metro: ‘We were called at just after 2pm today (Tuesday, May 26^th) to a concern for the welfare of a child who had gone into the river at Ribchester.

‘The child, a boy, had got into difficulty while swimming with friends.

‘Emergency services are at the scene and searches are ongoing.’

The hottest day of May was recorded yesterday, with temperatures reaching 34.8°C at Kew in south London.

It comes after the body of another boy – Declan Sawyer, 15 – was found at Swanholme Lakes in Lincoln on Sunday.

Health warnings issued over UK heatwave

Thousands flocked to beaches, water parks and reservoirs yesterday as the hottest day of May was recorded at 34.8°C.

The previous record was set in 1944, when Britain was baked by 32.8°C.

Forecasters described the heat as ‘unprecedented for the time of year,’ stressing that temperature records are typically broken by only fractions of a degree.

Multiple amber and yellow heat health warnings remain in place today, warning that there could be a ‘rise in deaths’.

Amber alerts –  the second-highest warning level in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) three-tier system – are active in:

• London
• East of England
• South East
• West Midlands
• East Midlands

Yellow warnings cover the rest of England. These warnings, while not as severe, still warn that the heat poses a risk to vulnerable, older people.