Woman in her 60s dies after incident in sea off Skegness beach

A lifeboat and rescue helicopter were scrambled after reports of a person in the sea off Skegness beach.

An air ambulance was also called and landed on the beach, close to the lifeboat station, at about 17:45 BST.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said the inshore lifeboat was launched and CPR was carried out on a person.

Humber Coastguard, which covers the area, confirmed there was an incident and said it had "everything on it".

A coastguard helicopter could be seen circling the area before landing on the beach.

Lincolnshire Police has been approached for comment.

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