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Woman in her 30s dies at popular beach on hottest day of the year so far

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: Graham Hunt/BNPS Date: 19th June 2025. UK Weather: Emergency services were called to a medical emergency on the beach at Durdle Door in Dorset and could be seen giving CPR to a patient. Police, Ambulance and Coastguard were in attendance along with the Coast Guard helicopter and the Air Ambulance to give assistance to the casualty on the beach beneath the cliffs of Swyre Head on an afternoon of scorching hot sunshine. The Coastguard helicopter comes in to land on the beach.
The Coastguard helicopter landing at the scene (Picture: Graham Hunt/BNPS)

A woman has died at a popular beach in Dorset after suffering a ‘medical episode’.

The Coastguard, lifeboat crews, police and an air ambulance raced to the scene after the woman fell ill and needed urgent medical attention.

The woman, in her 30s, fell ill on Durdle Door, a popular tourist attraction on the Dorset coast.

She was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency workers carrying out CPR.

It’s not yet known whether the woman had been in the sea prior to her death, or had suffered a medical episode on the beach.

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A Dorset Police spokesperson said: ‘We received a report at 1.13pm of a woman in need of medical attention at Durdle Door beach.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: Graham Hunt/BNPS Date: 19th June 2025. UK Weather: Emergency services were called to a medical emergency on the beach at Durdle Door in Dorset and could be seen giving CPR to a patient. Police, Ambulance and Coastguard were in attendance along with the Coast Guard helicopter and the Air Ambulance to give assistance to the casualty on the beach beneath the cliffs of Swyre Head on an afternoon of scorching hot sunshine.
Emergency services raced to the scene but she could not be saved (Picture: Graham Hunt/BNPS)

‘Officers attended alongside the ambulance service and HM Coastguard and a cordon was put in place.

‘Very sadly the woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin has been informed.

‘Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this very difficult time. The death is not being treated as suspicious.’

It comes as the Met Office declared Thursday is officially the hottest day of 2025, with a temperature of 32.2°C recorded in Kew, London.

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