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Two people died after being washed into the sea from a harbor wall in west Cornwall, police said.
The man and woman were rescued from rough seas at Mullion Cove after an emergency call Monday night.
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They were flown by a coast guard helicopter to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, where the deaths of the woman in her 20s and the man in her 40s were confirmed, Devon and Cornwall police said.
His family members were informed, the officers added.
Two RNLI lifeboats, Mullion’s Coast Guard team and the Coast Guard helicopter rushed to rescue the two people after the alarm was raised around 18:45 GMT.
Witness Bina Fellowes said the operation was “quite a chilling experience to witness” as it was carried out in “strong winds and the sea was really rough”.
She said: “You could see the helicopter hovering and lighting up the harbor. The lifeboats were in dangerous condition.
“I have the utmost respect for lifeboats because there is a lot of rock out there and you need to know where the rocks are.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”
A lifeboat crew said the operation was carried out in conditions that were “at the limit” for the vessel.
Lifeboat Penlee said on Facebook that its vessel, an Atlantic 85 named ‘The Mollie & Ivor Dent’, faced west-southwest winds of force six and a “strong” swell of 4-5m, which were “in the limit of the coast. lifeboat “.
Devon and Cornwall police said the deaths were not being treated as suspicious and a file would be prepared for the coroner.
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