Emergency services rushed to Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire at around 8.31pm yesterday following reports of two people in difficulty in the water.

A woman in her 60s died after trying to rescue her pet dog from the sea in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, on Saturday evening

Emergency services rushed to Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire at around 8.31pm yesterday following reports of two people in difficulty in the water.