(Footage: Northumbria Police)
That is the primary image of a teenage lady who tragically died days after being pulled from the ocean in Whitley Bay.
Edie Good, 13, got here into issue within the water as she swam off the Northumbria coast on Thursday.
She was rushed to hospital by air ambulance in a crucial situation however handed away on Monday.
Eye-witnesses stated it was the ‘worst factor that they had ever seen’ when she was discovered within the ocean.
One advised ITV: ‘They had been throwing lifebelts off the highest to try to get to her, then RNLI got here within the huge boat and launched the dinghy and a lifeguard went out on a surfboard to attempt assist however received washed off the surfboard so ended up swimming.’
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A police spokesman stated: ‘Shortly earlier than 5pm on Thursday, we acquired a report of concern for the welfare of a teenage lady who had come into issue within the water close to Whitley Bay seashore.
‘Emergency companies attended, and 13-year-old Edie Good, from the Monkseaton space, was rescued from the water.
‘She was taken to hospital the place, regardless of the efforts of medical workers – she tragically handed away at the moment.’
DCI Emma Smith stated: ‘That is a particularly tragic incident, and our deepest condolences go to Edie’s household and associates.
‘Our specifically educated officers will proceed to offer them with the assist they want right now.
‘We ask that their privateness be revered as they start to come back to phrases with the lack of their beloved one.’
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