A 13-year-old schoolgirl has died after 'getting into difficulty' in the sea at a popular UK beach.
Emergency services were alerted just before 5pm on July 24 to reports of a teenager in the water near Whitley Bay beach, North Tyneside.
Edie Smart, from the Monkseaton area, was rescued from the sea and taken to hospital.
But she tragically passed away on Monday despite the efforts of medical staff.
The girl's next of kin are being supported by specially trained officers, police have said.






