Sea rescue teenager dies

Updated 21.58 Sun Jul 08 2007
Keywords: Coastguard, missing, Sea, boy

A 15-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulties in the sea.

The youngster had gone swimming with another child off Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, when he went missing, but was later found by a lifeboat crew.

The teenager was airlifted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich but later died

The teenager was then airlifted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich but died shortly after being admitted.

Police said the second boy, thought to be aged 11, was rescued by a member of the public.

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