TRAGIC END
Body found in search for Brit, 19, who was swept out to sea while swimming as pals desperately tried to save her
Witnesses said two of the teen's friends had their legs covered in blood when they were rescued
A BODY has been found in the search for a British teenager who was washed out to sea off the coast of the Netherlands.
The 19-year-old girl was swimming with three friends on a beach near The Hague when she vanished on Sunday.
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Her three pals desperately tried to save her as they became caught up in the "wild" current.
Rescue crews rushed to help the stricken friends near the Zuidelijk Havenhoofd in the Netherlands around 8:30pm on Sunday.
Three of the swimmers were plucked out of the water but the teenage girl could not be found.
A shocked witness told Dutch news site that two of the male friends were found covered in blood.
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They said: “They both had legs covered in blood. There was also a mother there who was panicking and screaming.
“The water was so wild, really impassable. Those boys barely survived.”
An official said the cuts would have been caused by the boys crashing into the rocky terrain surrounding the harbour that separates the Ijduin and Scheveningen Beaches.
All three tourists were taken to hospital to be checked over.
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Meanwhile, search crews frantically tried to find the fourth swimmer, with dozens of workers scouring the seafront.
Boats and helicopters took part in the hunt along with teams walking through the water holding up flashlights.
A crane was also used to comb the vast sea and rocky surrounding areas.
The search was called off late on Sunday as it became dark, but resumed on Monday morning.
And on Tuesday night, authorities recovered a body near Scheveningen.
Police believe it is the teen's body but formal identification is yet to take place.
The tragic news comes on the same day a British tourist drowned off the coast of Spain while the red flag was raised.
Lifeguards are understood to have warned tourists not to go in the sea at Racó beach in Cullera due to strong currents.
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But a British man, 77, was pulled out of the water unresponsive.
Paramedics rushed to the scene on Tuesday and performed CPR for 30 minutes but were unable to save him.
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