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Kayaker in his 30s dies after being swept out to sea during 27C heatwave
heatwave over the weekend.Emergency services rushed to the Dee Estuary, off the coast of Caldy in Wirral, Merseyside, at around 3.30pm on Saturday after receiving reports that two kayakers were in danger.One of the pair was able to return to shore unaided but the second man had to be rescued by the Coastguard and was airlifted to hospital.Police then confirmed the tragic news of his death shortly afterward.West Kirby RNLI said its crew set off within 10 minutes but found the kayak was empty when they located it.They then requested assistance from Hoylake RNLI’s hovercraft and the HM Coastguard helicopter to aid the search and rescue operation.In a post on Facebook, RNLI West Kirby Lifeboat wrote: "West Kirby Lifeboat paged to search for 2
