Man from Oxfordshire dies in incident at Cornwall beach

One man has died and a second suffered injuries following an incident in the sea off Cornwall.

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to Mawgan Porth beach at about 20:30 BST on Tuesday, following reports of concern for two people in the water.

The force said a man in his 40s from Oxfordshire was confirmed dead at the scene after being recovered from the water and given emergency treatment.

Another man suffered minor injuries. The force said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the man’s next of kin had been informed.

An eyewitness told BBC Radio Cornwall that multiple ambulances and rescue craft were at the scene.

“The first I saw was a group of people gathered on the beach, with other people looking at them, It was fairly obvious that something bad had happened,” he said.

He said rescue teams and the coastguard helicopter had arrived at the scene “within minutes”.

“It was apparent the person on the beach was in big trouble as they started resuscitation and that went on for sometime.

“Somebody went to the lifeguard hut for the defibrillator, so it was obviously very serious.”

He said the search went on into darkness with boats “scouring the bay” with searchlights.