Pensioner dies trying to save drowning teenagers on Welsh beach

The two girls are reportedly recovering in hospital

South Wales police have asked for witnesses to come forward ((Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images))

A 75-year-old man has died after trying to rescue two teenage girls at a Welsh beach.

Police say that the two girls got into difficulties in the water at Tywyn beach yesterday afternoon at around 16:15.

The pensioner was helping a second man come to the girls' aid when he became unconscious. He was rescued from the water by a local lifeboat crew and airlifted to hospital. He later died.

In a statement, North Wales Police said: "The second man and the two girls were recovered safely from the water and the teenagers were taken to hospital to be monitored as a precaution."

The Tywyn beach is on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd in Wales. North Wales Police have issued a warning asking the public to take extra care in the sea as the recent heatwave has drawn many more people to the beach.