Man in his thirties dies and three children pulled from the water after getting into difficulty off coast of North Wales
A MAN in his 30s has died after he ‘rushed to the aid of three children in difficulty’ in the sea off the coast of North Wales.
Police, paramedics and coastguard officials were called to Barmouth just before 2pm after the casualty dashed into the water to help the youngsters.
The children were pulled from the water at the Welsh beauty spot.
Shortly afterward a man, believed to be in his 30s, was pulled from the sea and flown by air ambulance to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital at Bangor.
However, despite the efforts of medics, the man died after arriving at the hospital.
There were no other serious injuries reported.
However, two other people were also taken to hospital for treatment.
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: “Police and the Coastguard were called at 1.58pm today to a report that a man had got into difficulty in the sea in Barmouth.
“The man, believed to be in his 30s, was taken by air ambulance to Ysybyty Gwynedd, where he tragically died.
“His family has been made aware.”
Barmouth’s inshore lifeboat was launched and Rescue 936, the Coastguard helicopter based at Caernarfon, was scrambled shortly after 1.30pm today, North Wales Live reports.
The tragedy comes after the popular beach was mobbed by families enjoying the weekend’s sunshine.
Earlier this week, Gwynedd Council closed the harbour in Barmouth to help maintain social distancing, leaving dozens of cars trapped in the car park.
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It happened on the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures soared past 30c.
People trapped in the chaos begged to be freed by police.