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Diver dies in horror incident at UK pier as second person rushed to hospital
Police Scotland have confirmed a male diver, 58, has died in an incident in Orkney earlier today, while another was rushed to hospital to recover in a hyperbaric chamber
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Major English Channel search operation after person 'falls off cruise ship'
Emergency crews including the RNLI and Coastguard raced to reports of a man on the German cruiseliner Aida Perla going overboard off the east Kent coast at around 8.20am today
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'Hundreds' of beachgoers slammed for taking selfies while woman swept out to sea
"Hundreds" of people have been slammed for just "watching and taking selfies" while a hero surfer went to the rescue after a woman got swept out to sea at Portreath Beach
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Bank holiday rescue operation launched after 20 people cut off by coastal tide
The coastal visitors found themselves cut off by rising tides in West Scar, Flamborough, and needed help from the coastguard rescue team to make it safely back to the beach
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Mum wins 12-year fight for change in school after son, 13, tragically drowned
The teenager died while swimming in a disused quarry with pals in 2011, and mum Beckie has made it her 'absolute focus' to teach children the dangers of 'fun in the sun'
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Boy, 9, dragged out by tide saved by 12-year-old who jumped into sea
Dexter Bowen panicked when he found himself being dragged out to sea by the tide, but luckily, Theo Pulman, 12, saw that he was in trouble and sprang into action
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Joanna Scanlan shares terrifying ordeal after almost drowning on honeymoon
BAFTA-winning actress Joanna Scanlan has recalled the moment she feared she would drown while enjoying her honeymoon on the South Coast of England
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Children are among 50 migrants saved by RNLI after hellish Channel crossing
Some of them huddled under blankets while others clung to their rescuers after being brought ashore, where they were embraced by a man thought to have travelled with them
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Tories accused of having 'blood on hands' after six migrants die in Channel
Today's Channel tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least six people, comes just hours after the plan to house asylum seekers on a barge turned into a fiasco
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Tip to check water is safe for swimming and what to do if caught in rip tide
With temperatures expected to soar to 29C this week, volunteer RNLI Tom Kay has urged Brits to consider essential safety precautions before heading into the water
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Dramatic moment girl is swept out to sea as horrified witnesses rush to save her
A girl was seen being swept out to sea at Ilfracombe Harbour in Devon after playing on the sea front before onlookers battle the waves at high tide to reach her
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'My son was killed trying to save me - I'll never escape the guilt that he died'
Katarzyna Bastek says she will always live with the "guilt" that she survived the attack by Suleman Altaf and her tragic son Jakub Szymanski as his killer is jailed
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'I challenged the myth that Black men can't swim - and changed my life'
Darren Lewis tells how with help he managed to break free of the stereotype that Black people don't swim
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Family's 'silent killer' warning after 'fit and healthy' swimmer son dies
To mark World Drowning Prevention Day, the family of Haydn Griffiths has spoken out about the dangers of drowning no matter how fit you are
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Urgent search for missing sailor who vanished a week ago during solo challenge
Sailor Duncan Lougee is understood to have been taking part in a single-handed Jester Challenge aboard The Minke yacht when it lost communication with the Coastguard
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Families warned of 'life threatening beach' after 65ft-high dune collapses
Lifeguards in Crantock, near Newquay have warned there is an increased risk of beach goers being buried and losing their lives beneath the huge dunes at the popular coastal spot
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'We've saved 108 migrants from boats in distress - we are proud to do our duty'
Mirror joins three RNLI lifeboats on a training exercise nearly two miles off the coast of Poole in Dorset, where volunteer teams staged rescues with new equipment
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Witness describes pilot's miracle survival as plane crashes into sea
A light aircraft crashed into the sea off the South Wales coast this morning but the pilot managed to escape and was 'okay apart from some scratches', according to a witness
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Young man rescued by helicopter after clambering rocky island at beach
The young man encountered difficulties following his ill-advised venture to Flory Island by Whipsiderry Beach
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UK tourists defy 'Do Not Pass' sign to take photos on cliff prone to rock falls
One of the startling pictures taken at a known cliff collapse location shows a tourist standing just inches away from the 150ft drop as her friend takes a photograph
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Tributes paid to girl, 12, who died in Bournemouth beach tragedy
Friends and family of a young girl who died after being pulled from the sea have described her as an "angel" and say her death will leave a hole in their hearts
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Unlucky woman gets stuck up to waist in mud - and has to be dramatically rescued
A photograph shows the woman firmly stuck in a channel of shallow water at Marine Lake in West Kirby, Merseyside, before the Royal National Lifeboat Institution helped
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Paddleboarder dies at busy beach in fifth tragedy in waters during mini-heatwave
Emergency services battled to save the 70-year-old man after bringing him ashore at Worthing in West Sussex, as thousands flocked to the coast on the hottest day of 2023
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Met Office declares hottest day of the year beating Saturday's title with 24.4C
The Met Office announced the 24.4C temperature was recorded in Plymouth today, narrowly topping the 24.3C recorded yesterday in Bramham, West Yorkshire which was previously the highest of the year
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Man charged after sailor found dead 12 days after boat crash in UK harbour
David Haw, 24, was found dead 12 days after he went missing following an accident in Poole Harbour in the early hours of May 2, 2022 - Morgan Smith, 21, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter
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