A man has died after his boat sunk off Fleetwood coast, Lancashire Police have confirmed. Emergency services were called shortly before 8am today (May 31) after the vessel, believed to be a decommissioned fishing boat, got into difficulty about a mile off the coast.
Two people were rescued from the water but a third man went down with the boat. His body was later recovered from the water by the RNLI.
While he has not been formally identified the deceased is believed to be a man in his 30s from Blackburn. His next of kin are being informed.
Lancashire Constabulary are not treating the death with suspicion and the matter will be referred to Coroners. The two survivors, a man aged 71 from Accrington and a man aged 70 from the Blackburn
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