8 August 2019 • 11:36pm
A 14-year-old girl has died and her teenage family member is in a critical condition after they were rescued from the sea on the Essex coast.
The girl and her relative, an 18-year-old man, were pulled from the water after coming into difficulty in Clacton, close to the pier, on Thursday afternoon.
Police said another girl, 15, who is related to the pair, was also rescued but that she is expected to make a full recovery.
Witnesses described "distressing" scenes as lifeguards and paramedics scrambled to help the three teenagers after they were spotted struggling near Marine Parade at about 1.40pm.
The incident happened little more than one year after a 15-year-old boy drowned near the pier.
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