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Man dies after tree falls on houseboat in Cornwall

BBC Falmouth, CornwallBBC
An inshore lifeboat from nearby Falmouth was also called to the scene

A man has died after a tree fell on to a houseboat in Cornwall.

Emergency services, including an inshore lifeboat, were called out to the scene in Sailor's Creek, near Flushing, Falmouth, at about 17:30 GMT on Saturday.

The man, in his 50s, was treated at the scene but later pronounced dead.

He has not been formally identified but Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were currently treating the death as a "tragic accident".

His next of kin had been informed and a file was to be prepared for the coroner, the force added.