Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSouthbourne Beach in Dorset (Getty/iStock)A woman died following a medical emergency on Southbourne beach in Dorset on Monday, 22 June. Emergency services were called to the scene at 2.21pm, but the individual was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival. Dorset Police confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious, with the next of kin informed and the coroner notified. The incident coincides with Met Office warnings of a 'heat-dome' bringing temperatures up to 40C to parts of England and Wales, with a red weather warning for extreme heat commencing on Wednesday. This follows previous warnings about the dangers of open water during heatwaves, after at least 15 people died in similar incidents across the UK in late May and early June. In fullWoman dies after medical emergency on popular Dorset beachThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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The first reported open water death has been reported as weather forecasters warn parts of England and Wales are likely to see temperatures exceed 37C in the shade in this week's…

Police rushed to the scene on Southbourne beach, Hampshire, after members of the public had pulled the woman out of the water and raised the alarm at 2.21pm.

Emergency services were called to Southbourne beach in Dorset on Monday afternoon to attend to the incident

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Coastguard crews, and air ambulance and paramedics rushed to the scene on Aberavon beach on Wednesday afternoon after a medical emergency in the water