Doncaster father and daughter die at Fistral Beach

A father and daughter from Doncaster died after being pulled from the sea at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, on the evening of Sunday, July 26. Emergency services responded to reports of two people recovered from the water but pronounced the man, in his 60s, and the woman, in her 30s, dead at the scene.

Police were alerted by the South Western Ambulance Service at approximately 9:45 p.m. The coastguard had been first informed around 9:30 p.m. A significant emergency response included coastguard rescue teams from Newquay, Padstow, and St Agnes, lifeboats from Newquay RNLI, and a coastguard helicopter. Multiple ambulance vehicles were also present, and a cordon was established before being removed overnight.

Authorities confirmed the two victims were related and from Doncaster. They were understood to have been visiting the area on holiday. In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said their families have been informed and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

The family has made a public appeal to locate a personal item lost in the incident. Police said it is understood the woman entered the water carrying an orange or peach-colored leather-style handbag with a shoulder...