Cornwall beach horror as person dies after being pulled from sea by Coastguard
A person has died after being pulled from the sea by the Coastguard in Cornwall.
The emergency services rushed to Spit Beach Car Park, close to Par in Cornwall, following reports of an individual struggling in the water.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a substantial operation was launched in response to the Coastguard's call for assistance.
A spokesperson for the police stated: "Somebody has been rescued from the water by the Coastguard.
"The Coastguard called Devon and Cornwall Police after somebody got into difficulty in the water."
It has been confirmed by the police that the individual has sadly died.
Meanwhile, the body of a 15-year-old boy was pulled from a river in Glasgow earlier this month.
Emergency services launched a major search and rescue operation following reports of a boy in the River Kelvin in northern Glasgow, Scotland.
At roughly 6.40pm, police and fire service crews began their search - but by 11.30pm, officers had found and recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy from the water.
Police said enquiries are ongoing and that the boy's death is not being treated as suspicious.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 6.40pm on Saturday, 12 July, 2025, a search and rescue operation was launched following a report of a 15-year-old male in the River Kelvin, near Maryhill Road, Glasgow.
At the start of July, a British mum drowned in Corfu in front of her husband and 16-year-old son.
The mother, 50, and father had been swimming off Roda beach in northern Corfu on Wednesday when bad weather left the couple battling the waves as they tried to reach the shore.
Some local outlets are reporting the strong currents and bad weather made them lose control, while others say they'd been swept out towards a rocky area.
The fire service was contacted but despite their best efforts, they couldn't save the mother and she was pulled "unconscious from [the] water", reports the Corfu Press.
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