“IT WAS A TOTAL NIGHTMARE!” 😳💔 A perfect day at one of the UK’s most popular seaside spots has ended in absolute heartbreak after a surfer lost his life despite a desperate, large-scale rescue mission. Beachgoers watched in stunned silence as emergency sirens drowned out the sound of the waves, with lifesavers and paramedics racing across the sand in a frantic bid to save the man. “Everyone was praying for a miracle, but the ocean was just too much,” one witness shared, describing the chaotic scenes as the air ambulance touched down. The community is now in mourning for a local regular who “lived for the water,” but questions are already being asked about the conditions that turned a routine surf into a tragedy. The local coastguard has issued an urgent warning following the incident, as new details emerge about what exactly happened in those final, critical minutes…

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Tragedy as surfer dies on popular UK beach after emergency services rushed to the scene

A SURFER has died at a popular UK beach as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Police were called to Towans Beach in Cornwall at around 1:25pm on April 13.

A beach with people swimming in the ocean and sunbathing on the sand, backed by grassy cliffs with houses.
The 51-year-old surfer died on a tourist beach following a medical episode on April 13Credit: lleerogers

Despite the valiant effort of medics, Paul Norman Faulkner was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) rushed to the man’s help.

Faulkner was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene, with his family notified of his tragic passing.

An inquest has been opened into his death and will be heard at a later date.

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A police spokesperson said: “We were called by the ambulance service at around 1.25pm on Monday 13 April following a report of a man suffering a medical episode on the beach after surfing around Sandy Acres, Hayle.

“Sadly, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The family of a local man in his 50s have been made aware.”

 

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