Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.ukSee more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CHARLOTTE DEAN, ASSOCIATE SHOWBIZ EDITOR Published: 17:20 BST, 24 July 2026 | Updated: 18:26 BST, 24 July 2026
Laura Hamilton has revealed she is struggling to sleep after watching a teenager die after getting into trouble in the sea yesterday.The A Place In The Sun presenter, 44, shared a video about the dangers of swimming after she caught the harrowing moment during a trip to the beach.Laura explained that once filming wrapped on her show for the day, she headed to a nearby beach but found that something was seriously wrong when she arrived. Retelling the ordeal, she said: 'I got about three hours sleep last night, and I think it's because of what I saw on the beach yesterday afternoon.'My mind was just racing and I was kind of repicturing the things that I saw.'She then went on to explain what happened when she reached the beach, saying: 'When I arrived there was quite a lot of commotion, didn't really know what was going on.'It turns out that there was a fatality and it was kind of a crazy thing to see. Laura Hamilton has revealed she is struggling to sleep after watching a teenager die after getting into trouble in the sea yesterday The A Place In The Sun presenter, 44, shared a video about the dangers of swimming after she caught the harrowing moment during a trip to the beach'I thought the individual was older than they were, it actually turns out they were a 19-year-old boy, they tried to resuscitate him, but they couldn't and sadly, he passed away.'She continued: 'I can't begin to imagine what that poor boy's family are thinking and feeling this morning.'Laura, who is a mother to two children, said she wanted to warn others about the dangers that can arise when swimming. She said: 'If you're letting your children go into the sea, even as a grown up going into the sea, just be careful.'But it was a kind of crazy thing to sort of see and witness and it just reminds us all that life is short.'We don't know what's around the corner, so make sure you appreciate the people in your life because nobody knows what tomorrow holds.'
