Mum-of-two, 36, and student friend, 22, drown at Aberdeen beach after late night swim
TWO friends have drowned after they were swept out to sea minutes into a late night swim on Good Friday.
Cops, paramedics, firefighters, coastguards and a search-and-rescue helicopter raced to the beach at about 12.45am on Friday morning.They were found unconscious in the water and taken ashore on a lifeboat but were later declared dead at the city’s Royal Infirmary."This doesn’t feel real to anyone," they said.“They were out swimming at the beach a few weeks ago and nothing happened. They didn’t see it as dangerous, just a bit of a laugh.
'The tide was in and there were rough waves when the two friends attempted the swim. The water temperature was just 10C.
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