St Annes beach: Man dies after seaside swim rescue

The man was rescued from the water and taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital but later died

A 19-year-old man has died after getting into difficulty in the sea.

Emergency services were called to the pier at Lytham St Annes at about 19:20 BST on Friday, Lancashire Constabulary said.

The man, from Preston, was rescued from the water and taken to hospital but died a short while later. His next of kin were being informed, officers said.

Three other casualties were taken to hospital to be treated for water inhalation.

There have been several water-related incidents over the last week during the heatwave.

It comes as emergency services warned of the invisible, deadly dangers associated with open water after six people drowned in English lakes and rivers last weekend.