A teenager  has sadly died after going in the sea in Herne Bay in Kent. Emergency crews and a rescue helicopter was scrambled to  Western Esplanade just after 12pm on Saturday afternoon.

Kent Fire and rescue, Coastguard search and rescue teams  and Hart Paramedics battled to try and save the young man who was washed up on the beach after going into the water.

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