Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBlackpool Sands, DevonA man in his 40s from Surrey has died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the Devon coast on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to Blackpool Sands in Strete at 3.30pm following concerns for the swimmer's welfare. HM Coastguard recovered the man from the water, but he was pronounced dead at the scene despite treatment from paramedics. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed that the death is not being treated as suspicious. A file regarding the incident will be prepared for the coroner. In fullSwimmer dies after being rescued from sea at popular UK beachMore bulletinsThank 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

Emergency services pulled the swimmer from the water

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBlackpool Sands, DevonA man in his 40s from Surrey has died after getting into difficulty while swimming off the Devon coast on Monday…