Boogie boarder dies in sea drama.A MAN died and a child was in hospital last night, after both got into trouble while "boogie boarding" at a popular beach, said coastguards. A woman dialled 999 at 7pm yesterday to report people were entering the water at Fistral Beach Fistral Beach is a major surfing beach of England, located in Newquay, Cornwall. The beach is particularly straight and is about 2500 feet (750 metres) in length. It is mainly sandy and faces North-West towards the Atlantic Ocean. It is also backed by steep sand dunes. , in Newquay, Cornwall to try to get the pair out. Falmouth Coastguard was mobilised, a helicopter scrambled scram·ble v. scram·bled, scram·bling, scram·bles v.intr. 1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees. 2. and Newquay lifeboat launched. The child was semiconscious and the man was given CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac until the rescue helicopter landed at the beach. Both the man and child were airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, in Treliske, along with paramedics and a policeman. The man was later pronounced dead. The child's condition is unknown. A coastguard spokesman said: "It is believed they were boogie boarding, wet suits were not being worn and the surf height was six feet." |
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