Boy, 13, dies after being pulled from water in North Wales
Written by News on 05/05/2019
A 13-year-old boy has died after he was recovered from the water off the coast of North Wales.
Police said the teenager was rescued by coastguards at Pigeon’s Cove, on the Great Orme in Llandudno, at about 9.20pm on Saturday.
He was airlifted to hospital but later died.
A HM Coastguard spokeswoman said a member of the public had called 999 at about 8.55pm to report a person in the water.
“Llandudno Coastguard Rescue Team, RNLI Llandudno inshore and all weather lifeboats, HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Caernarfon, North Wales Police and Welsh Ambulance Service were sent to the scene,” she said.
“The person was recovered from the water and was airlifted to Bangor hospital.”
Police said there were not thought to be any suspicious circumstances.
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