A 22-year-old man from Buckinghamshire has died after being pulled from the sea in Teignmouth, Devon. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the man fell from a personal watercraft and got into difficulty.
The RNLI lifeboat rescued him at approximately 21:15 BST, and paramedics performed CPR before he was taken to Torbay Hospital, where he later died. The man was from High Wycombe.
This death follows two separate incidents on the Cornish coast on Monday, where a 17-year-old local girl died after her boat capsized on the Doom Bar near Padstow, and a 63-year-old local man died after being pulled from the sea near Constantine.
The RNLI has faced criticism for its decision not to have lifeguards on beaches, but chief executive Mark Cowie stated that the lifting of lockdown restrictions in England had put the charity in an 'impossible situation'. He asked the government to restrict access to the coast.
The RNLI has announced that lifeguards will return to seven surfing beaches in Cornwall and one in Devon this weekend, as part of plans to patrol 70 beaches this summer instead of the usual 240.
Devon and Cornwall Police have urged any witnesses to Tuesday's incident to contact them.
