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Cornwall surfer deaths: Rescuer 'died saving others'

One of the three people killed in a tragic surfing accident in Cornwall may have been trying to save a group of teenagers in difficulty.

Speaking to the BBC, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution said the initial reports suggest one the casualties had entered the waves in a rescue attempt.

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Police release details on Newquay surf victims

Two men and one woman died at Mawgan Porth Beach in Newquay. Credit: Google Maps

Police in Devon and Cornwall confirmed one of the men who died in a surfing incident in Newquay was in his fifties and was from out of the force area. His family has been contacted.

The other man and woman who died were both in their forties and from Cornwall.

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