A woman has died after swimming at Devil's Point, a popular beauty spot near Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called at around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, following a report of a woman suffering a medical episode after swimming at the location, which sits on the eastern side of the mouth of the River Tamar where it meets the English Channel.
The woman, who was in her 60s and local to the area, was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. Two ground ambulances and an air ambulance attended the incident.
Police and ambulance statements
A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “We were called at around 4.50pm on Saturday, July 11, following a report of a woman suffering a medical episode after swimming at Devil's Point, Plymouth. Emergency services attended but sadly the local woman in her 60s was pronounced deceased. Her next of kin is aware. The death is not being treated as suspicious.”
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) added: “We were called at 16:34hrs on Saturday, July 11, to an incident in Plymouth. We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, an air ambulance, and an operations officer to the scene.”
No suspicious circumstances
Police have confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious, and no further details about the cause of the medical episode have been released. The woman's next of kin have been informed and are being supported.
