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05/03/2007
Three killed in severe weather conditions
Three people, including a teenage girl, have been killed as Britain was struck by severe weather conditions.
The teenager died after being swept in a swollen river in Dartmoor on Sunday. The girl was part of a group of ten teenagers on a school hiking trip.
The group raised the alarm shortly after 2pm on Sunday. The girl, who has not been named, was found around 20 minutes later by a rescue helicopter. She was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, but died later.
Two people - a man and a woman - also died after being swept into the sea at Mullion Cove in Cornwall on Sunday afternoon.
The bodies were recovered by a Royal Navy helicopter and they were pronounced dead at Treliske Hospital.
The couple have not yet been named and police are currently in the process of contacting next of kin.
(KMcA/SP)
The teenager died after being swept in a swollen river in Dartmoor on Sunday. The girl was part of a group of ten teenagers on a school hiking trip.
The group raised the alarm shortly after 2pm on Sunday. The girl, who has not been named, was found around 20 minutes later by a rescue helicopter. She was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, but died later.
Two people - a man and a woman - also died after being swept into the sea at Mullion Cove in Cornwall on Sunday afternoon.
The bodies were recovered by a Royal Navy helicopter and they were pronounced dead at Treliske Hospital.
The couple have not yet been named and police are currently in the process of contacting next of kin.
(KMcA/SP)
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