JULY 15TH. - CULLERCOATS, NORTHUMBERLAND.

At 4.5 in the afternoon a message was received from the Tynemouth coastguard that bathers were in difficulties at Sharpness Point, Tynemouth. A fresh north-east wind was blowing, and the sea was choppy. At 4.15 the motor life-boat Westmorland was launched and found that the police had rescued two of the bathers. She cruised round among the rocks without finding anyone and returned to her station at 5.40. At 6.10 the life-boat was again launched, in response to a further message, and found the body of a young girl. All attempts to revive her failed. The life-boat took the body to Cullercoats, put out again and made a further, but fruitless, search. She returned to her station at 9.30. The Chief Constable of Tynemouth sent his thanks for the life-boat’s help. - Rewards, £42 18s. 6d.