No lifeguards as beach man died

Lifeguards were not on duty at the beach because of a shortage A shortage of lifeguards at a Devon resort meant there was no-one on duty when a 42-year-old holidaymaker died after swimming in the sea. Red flags were flying at Teignmouth warning people not to swim, but Teignbridge District Council has only been staffing the beach at weekends. A strong underwater current has been blamed for the man's death on Thursday. The council said it had not been able to find enough trained lifeguards but it hoped to fill the positions soon. 'Extremely sorry' The man who died was pulled from the water by the lifeboat crew just after 1600 BST. The man had been on holiday with his family, from the Cardiff area. Phil Shears, deputy chief executive of Teignbridge Council, said: "We were extremely sorry to hear about Thursday's tragic accident,... [read full story]