Man dies after being pulled from water at Meon Shore in Titchfield, Fareham - coastguard rescue teams deployed
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A man has died after being rescued from the water by emergency services.
Police officers were scrambled to Meon Shore in Titchfield, Fareham, yesterday afternoon (July 30). The force were alerted at 5.27pm.
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokeswoman said the male was taken to a medical facility after being pulled from the sea, but sadly passed away.
“Officers were called at 5.27pm on Tuesday, July 30, after a man had been pulled from the water at Meon Shore,” she added. “Sadly, the man died at the scene. His family have been informed. A file is being prepared for the coroner.”
A HM Coastguard spokeswoman said the Hill Head and Portsmouth Coastguard Rescue Teams, an inshore lifeboat from Calshot RNLI, and the coastguard helicopter from Lee-on-Solent, were also deployed to the scene - alongside ambulance crews.