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Students react to 'horrific' Bournemouth beach incident

Two students on Bournemouth beach when a 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were pulled from the sea have said it was "horrific".

The pair described emergency services descending on the seafront near Bournemouth Pier at 16:32 BST on Wednesday.

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1 June 2023

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