A 14-year-old Ukrainian girl has died after she was found unconscious on a beach in south Devon on Saturday, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Police said they were called on Saturday evening to reports of a girl missing from the Dawlish area in Devon.
Searches took place with support from the police helicopter and coastguard and an unconscious person was found on Dawlish beach. The Ukrainian girl was subsequently airlifed to the Royal Devon and Exter Hospital where she later sadly died.Detective Inspector Becky Davies of Devon and Cornwall Police said:"The deceased girl was a Ukrainian national who was living in the Dawlish area; contact has been made with the Ukrainian Embassy and the Home Office are also aware of this incident.
"This death is currently being treated as unexplained and inquiries continue as to the circumstances surrounding this death. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the teenage girl at this tragic time."
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