Seven young people and two adults, including a grandfather in Cornwall, have lost their lives in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the sea as people took the plunge to cool off in the heat

The man, in his 60s, suffered a 'cardiac arrest in the sea' after heroically trying to help two relatives at Tregirls Beach, near Padstow, at around 3.50pm yesterday.

The perils of swimming in open water have been laid bare following the deaths of five children with the fire service worried the message is still not getting through

Police and fire crews were called to Galley Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon