A woman in her 30s has died today at a popular coastal beauty spot during the heatwave. Coastguards, lifeboat crews, an air ambulance and police rushed to the iconic Durdle Door beach in Dorset at about lunchtime.
They had received reports of a woman in need of urgent medical attention. A cordon was put in place on the busy beach to keep bathers back while CPR was carried out on the casualty. Sadly, the woman couldn’t be saved, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
A police spokesperson said: “We received a report at 1.13pm of a woman in need of medical attention at Durdle Door beach.
“Officers attended alongside the ambulance service and HM Coastguard and a cordon was put in place.
“Very sadly the woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin has been informed.
“Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very difficult time. The death is not being treated as suspicious. “
It is not known if the woman had been in the water prior to her dying or had suffered a medical episode on the beach.