TWO L!VES LOST AFTER HORROR WATER EMERGENCY..! – Heartbreaking details have emerged after Essex Police confirmed a teenage girl and a woman in her 40s d!ed following reports that multiple people got into difficulty in the water at West Mersea.
West Mersea updates: Girl and woman in 40s die in Mersea Island beach tragedy
Essex Police confirmed a teen girl and a woman in her 40s have died after reports that several people got into difficulty in the water near Seaview Avenue at West Mersea yesterday
A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after getting into difficulty in the water at an Essex beach.
Police, firefighters, paramedics and coastguard teams were called to the Seaview Avenue and beach area at West Mersea yesterday evening. A third person is in hospital in a serious condition, Essex Police said, adding that their “thoughts remain with the family members who are coming to terms with their loss”. Two others are in hospital with “non-life-threatening” injuries.
The West Mersea Coastguard Rescue Team said on Facebook this morning: “We have responded to a tragic incident on West Mersea beach. Our thoughts are with the family involved.” It added that it would not be making any further comment.
Map shows location of West Mersea beach
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Helicopter pictured at scene yesterday
A spokesperson for the East Anglian Air Ambulance said it had sent a helicopter to West Mersea yesterday evening as part of the emergency response.
East Anglian Air Ambulance said it had sent a helicopter to West Mersea(Image: Daniel Rees/Newsquest/SWNS)
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Witness describes West Mersea tragedy as ‘nightmare’
Rita Coombs, a West Mersea resident, said she saw emergency services tending to a group of people on the beach.
She told the BBC: “It was absolutely horrific. I can’t praise the emergency services [enough]. It was beyond all belief – they worked so hard.”
She said she tried to support the emergency services during the “nightmare that was unfolding”.
“The feeling was we just wanted to go out and help. Our hearts were going out to these people fighting for their lives,” she said.
“It’s a very sad island at the moment. We’re just sending our thoughts to the people that have passed and the people left behind. It’s tragic, absolutely tragic.”
‘We will mourn this,’ says local resident
Claire Douglas, whose house is next to West Mersea beach, said it was “so devastating to hear that something has tragically gone wrong last night”.
She told the BBC: “You just immediately knew it was something very, very serious. You just get caught up in the sort of panic, thinking there’s nothing I can physically do – you’re just standing watching.
“My neighbour is an RNLI volunteer, he immediately got called out. I haven’t seen him, but he didn’t get in until late.
“Nobody left until they’d done as much as they could. It genuinely is a strong community… we will mourn this.”
Police at the scene last night(Image: East Anglia News Service)
