Two women have died hours apart at Cornish beaches in separate incidents, police have said.
One woman, believed to be in her 50s, was pulled from the sea on Sunday at Portreath beach near St Ives, suspected to have suffered a cardiac arrest. Paramedics were unable to revive her.
The second woman was thought to have gone swimming at Porthcothan beach near Padstow when she got into trouble. Her body was found face down in the water.
Devon and Cornwall Police said neither woman had been formally identified.