Woman in her 30s drowns in sea off the Norfolk coast

A WOMAN in her 30s has drowned in the sea after getting into difficulty off the Norfolk coast.

Norfolk Police said emergency services were called to Waxham beach at around 5.30pm on Sunday following reports of a woman struggling in the water.

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Emergency services were called to Waxham beach in Norfolk today[/caption]

Superintendent Jason Broome from Norfolk Constabulary said: “Colleagues from Norfolk Coastguard and the East of England Ambulance Service assisted officers with the incident.

“A woman, aged in her 30s, was recovered from the water and she was sadly pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

“Her death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.

“While enquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances leading up to the woman’s death, this is a tragic situation and our condolences are with her family.”

It comes after a man’s body was pulled from Bawsey Pits Country Park near King’s Lynn in Norfolk yesterday after he got into difficulty in the water.

Children and sunseekers watched from the shore as the massive search and rescue operation was launched – but the man was tragically pronounced dead.

The coastguard revealed today that it recorded its highest number of call-outs in a single day yesterday for more than four years.

Its teams dealt with 340 incidents and rescued 146 people on Saturday as scorching temperatures saw Brits flock to beaches up and down the country.