Emergency crews from fire, ambulance and coastguard services responded to reports of people trapped under a fallen tree in Sailor's Creek, near Flushing, Cornwall, at 5:30pm on Sunday.The boat’s owner named his friend who died in the freak accident, Paul Welch but police are yet to confirm the identity of the man in his 50s.
Lee Moody told the Falmouth Packet how he and his partner did all they could to keep Mr Welch alive and safe from the rising tide after a giant oak tree collapsed on top of them.
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