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Man and woman found dead after being pulled from water at Cornwall beach
Emergency crews from several agencies responded after the pair were recovered from the water, and police said the cause has not been released.
A man and a woman died after being recovered from the water at Fistral Beach in Newquay on Sunday evening, Cornwall Police confirmed both individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Responding to the South Fistral area around 9:45pm on Sunday, Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newquay, Padstow, and Agnes joined witnesses who reported seeing up to nine emergency vehicles and a rescue helicopter.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution dispatched two lifeboats to assist, while South Western Ambulance Service personnel attended and established a cordon that has since been removed.
Families of the deceased have been informed, and a file is now being prepared for the Coroner regarding the incident in Cornwall, England.
On Monday, Police officially confirmed the fatalities, concluding overnight efforts by multiple agencies to recover the two individuals from the sea at the Newquay beach.