A SURFER has died at a popular UK beach as emergency services rushed to the scene.
Police were called to Towans Beach in at around 1:25pm on April 13.
The 51-year-old surfer died on a tourist beach following a medical episode on April 13 Credit: lleerogers
Despite the valiant effort of medics, Paul Norman Faulkner was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 51-year-old from St Ives was surfing at the beach last month when he began to a medical episode.
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) rushed to the man’s help.
Faulkner was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene, with his family notified of his tragic passing.
An inquest has been opened into his death and will be heard at a later date.
A spokesperson said: “We were called by the ambulance service at around 1.25pm on Monday 13 April following a report of a man suffering a medical episode on the beach after surfing around Sandy Acres, Hayle.
“Sadly, the man was pronounced deceased at the scene. The family of a local man in his 50s have been made aware.”
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