A 12-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy have died after getting into difficulties in the sea off Bournemouth Pier
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Witnesses reported seeing three youths being carried out of sea in the incident just after 4.30pm. One witness, visiting the attraction this half term, said at least one patient received CPR on the sand. "Dorset Police received a report at 4.32pm on Wednesday 31 May 2023 from the ambulance service requesting assistance on the beach off Bournemouth Pier."
And beachgoer Ritta Saruchera said her daughter and her friend were in the sea at the time when they saw what happened. "My husband spotted another swimmer struggling and dragged across parallel to the beach. He ran to the lifeguards. The guard immediately went in and they picked him up on a jet ski. I will never ever get the image out of my head of him being brought out.
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