Father and daughter confirmed to have died following Fistral Beach incident
A man and woman were recovered from the water on Sunday evening.
A father and daughter have died following an incident at Fistral beach yesterday evening.
The South West Ambulance service called the police at around 9.45pm on Sunday after reports that two people had been pulled from the water. Coastguard rescue teams from Newquay, Padstow and St Agnes attended the scene, alongside Newquay RNLI lifeboats and a HM Coastguard helicopter.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, a woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s, who were both from Doncaster, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their families have been informed.
Police put a cordon in place while emergency services carried out their work but it has since been removed. A file will now be prepared for HM Coroner.
Police now understand that the woman who lost her life had entered the water carrying a handbag described as orange or peach in colour, with a shoulder strap. It is believed to be leather-style and approximately 30cm by 30cm in size. Officers say the bag is thought to contain a number of personal items of great sentimental value to the woman's loved ones.
Police ask that if anyone who finds a bag matching this description to hand it in to Newquay Police Station or contact them, quoting the incident number 50260197209.