US EditionChild Dies in Tragic Incident at Cornwall Beauty Spot
Emergency services launched one of the largest rescue operations in recent years after an 11-year-old girl drowned at a popular estuary with challenging terrain, police said.
- On Saturday, August 16, emergency services responded to Wacker Quay after an 11-year-old girl got into difficulty in the water, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
- The beauty spot’s popularity coincided with soaring weekend temperatures, reaching 30C across southern England this weekend.
- Responders deployed Devon and Cornwall Police, HM Coastguard teams, HART, fire crews, paramedics, and two helicopters, with search teams recovering a child's body at 10.45pm.
- A spokeswoman for Devon and Cornwall Police said her next of kin have been informed and will be supported by specialist officers, and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
- The search marked one of the largest in recent years, with responders battling muddy estuary terrain and limited access points in the rural setting.
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The Independent (US)Girl, 11, dies in tragic water incident at Cornwall beauty spot
The girl died after going into water at Wacker Quay on the River Lynher near Torpoint on Saturday
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