A man has died on holiday after going swimming off the north Devon coast. The man, who was in his 70s, suffered a medical episode on Tuesday afternoon (July 4) at Croyde beach.
An air ambulance was called to the scene and RNLI lifeguards performed CPR, but the man was later declared dead. His death is not being treated as suspicious, DevonLive reports.
Devon and Cornwall Police said today (Wednesday): "Police were called by lifeguards at around 1:40pm on Tuesday 5 July, who were giving CPR to a male on Croyde Beach. It is believed that the man, a person in his 70s from the Kent area, suffered a medical episode whilst in the water.
