Ukrainian girl, 14, dies after being found unconscious on Devon beach

Ukrainian girl, 14, dies after being found unconscious on a Devon beach: Police treat incident as ‘unexplained’ and appeal for information

• She was airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where she sadly died
• Formal identification has taken place and next of kin have been informed

A 14-year-old Ukrainian girl has died after being found unconscious on a beach in south Devon. 

Police were called to reports of the teenage girl missing from the Dawlish area on Saturday evening. 

The girl was found unconscious after searches and was airlifted to hospital where she sadly later died. 

Formal identification has taken place and next of kin have been informed, Devon and Cornwall Police have said. 

The death is currently being treated as unexplained.  

Detective Inspector Becky Davies said: ‘We were called on the evening of Saturday 4 March with reports of a 14-year-old girl missing from the Dawlish area.

‘Localised searches took place with support from the police helicopter and coastguard and an unconscious person was found on Dawlish Beach.

‘She was subsequently airlifted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where she later sadly died.’

DI Davies added: ‘The deceased girl was a Ukrainian national who was living in the Dawlish area; contact has been made with the Ukrainian Embassy and The Home Office are also aware of this incident.

‘This death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries continue as to the circumstances surrounding this death. 

‘Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the teenage girl at this tragic time.’

Anyone with any information or who may have CCTV / doorbell footage that can assist officers with the investigation is asked to contact [email protected] quoting case reference 50230052081.

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