Mother ‘swimming with her son’ dies after being pulled from sea

Emergency services rushed to Southborne beach in Dorset (Picture: Dorset Police)

A woman has died after being suffering a medical emergency in the sea at a popular beach in Dorset.

The woman was pulled out of the water by members of the public on Southbourne Beach between Fisherman’s Walk and Portman Ravine.

A beach hut owner told Dorset Echo he witnessed the woman having a medical emergency in the water while with her son.

Another local ‘heard all the commotion’ as emergency services arrived to the scene.

She added: ‘They were doing CPR for ages and ages, for an awfully long time.’

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