Two women have sadly died after going into the sea at nearby popular beaches.

One victim, believed to be in her 50s, was pulled from the water at Portreath beach near St Ives, Cornwall, on Sunday. She was suspected to have suffered a cardiac arrest and paramedics were unable to revive her as they scrambled to the scene just after midday.

Less than four hours later, another woman's body was tragically discovered. The second woman was thought to have gone swimming at Porthcothan beach near Padstow when she got into trouble. Her body was found face down in the water.

The beaches were packed at the time as many people on holiday headed to the coast to enjoy the hot weather over the weekend and many witnessed the tragedy unfold. The RNLI headed to the incidents but all that could be done w

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