A swimmer sadly died this morning after becoming unwell while swimming at a North East beach.
The incident happened at around 8.25am this morning at Seaton Carew in Hartlepool.
Reports suggest the person was part of a Sea Swimming group called the “Brass Monkeys.”
North East Ambulance service confirmed that they received a 999 call this morning alerting them to the incident.
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The person became unwell and sadly died, despite the best efforts of members of the sea swimming group to revive him.
A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service, said: “We received a call to 999 at 8:25 this morning to a person unwell on the beach opposite The Green at Seaton Carew in Hartlepool.
“We sent a clinical team leader, great north air ambulance, a specialist paramedic and two emergency ambulance crews."
The Northern Echo has contacted Cleveland Police for further information on the incident.
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