Swimmer, 54, 'dies in front of his partner' after getting into difficulty in Cornwall
Emergency services were called to Spit Beach Car Park, near Par in Cornwall, after reports the 54-year-old had got into difficulty in the water.
He was rescued by the Coastguard in Cornwall, but they were unable to recover him.
Devon and Cornwall Police told MailOnline: 'He was with his partner, they were having a swim and when she came out she turned around to see him face down in the water.
'He was pulled out very quickly, but he couldn't be recovered.'
Another spokesperson from the force said: 'Somebody has been rescued from the water by the Coastguard.
'The Coastguard called Devon and Cornwall Police after somebody got into difficulty in the water.'
Police confirmed that a significant response was mounted following the alert from the Coastguard.
It comes after a number of drownings this summer in the UK.
Emilis Vanagas, 15, was one of five people to lose their life as temperatures soared above 30C and thousands flocked to beauty spots across Scotland this week.
The youngster's body was pulled from Glasgow's River Kelvin after emergency services were called to the spot, near Maryhill Road, at about 6.40pm on Saturday.
Roan Bloore, 24 from Doncaster, drowned in a paddling pool last month.
The 'polite and friendly' young man had been lying in just nine inches of water for 10 minutes by the time he was found and emergency services began an hour of CPR.
His brain had been starved of oxygen - leading to organ failure and he passed away on June 26.
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