A girl has been taken to hospital after being pulled from the water at Torre Abbey Beach in Torquay. Emergency services were called around 9.25pm on Wednesday following reports that a girl was in difficulty in the sea.
Emergency response
Multiple emergency vehicles attended the scene. The girl was treated by paramedics before being transported to hospital. A witness said: "Incident at Torquay seafront. Police, coastguard and ambulance on scene."
The Mirror has launched the Save Lives For Sam water safety campaign to address the UK's drowning crisis. The campaign calls for compulsory water safety lessons in schools, a public awareness campaign, better lifesaving equipment, Sam's Law, and a dedicated Minister for Water Safety.
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