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A dad has died after being swept off rocks by huge waves in Cornwall on Friday.
The man was reportedly fishing with his family at Fistral Beach, in Newquay, when all three of them were dragged out to sea.
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RNLI lifeguards raced to assist the family and managed to rescue a woman using their jetski.
A spokesman confirmed a man and a 2-year-old child were also recovered from the sea by a lifeboat. However, the man sadly died a short while later in hospital.
Newquay RNLI had already launched in the morning.
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One witness, Tina Loughrey, wrote on Facebook: "This tragedy unfolded before us. We watched the lifeboat being launched and return very swiftly with what must have been the dad or young child.
"They did everything they could to resuscitate him."
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency released an incident update this morning on their official Twitter account.
The statement read: "The UK Coastguard received a 999 call at 5.20pm last night reporting that a family of two adults and one child had been washed into the sea off Fistral Beach and were in difficulty.
"RNLI lifeguards rescued a woman using their jetski and a man and 2-year-old child were recovered from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat.
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"The child and man were taken to hospital by the Coastguard helicopter and the Helimed helicopter. The man, sadly, has since died in hospital."
A severe weather warning has now been issued by the Met Office as strong winds of up to 60mph are expected to batter the coast this weekend.
Incredibly sad news. Our thoughts go out to the family.
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If you're heading down to the coast this weekend, don't underestimate the strength of the water and stay safe.
Keep a look out for more about Respect The Water throughout the summer or go to www.rnli.org/RespectTheWater to find out more.
Words by Sian Broderick
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