Body found in search for Brit, 19, who was swept out to sea while swimming as pals desperately tried to save her

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.

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.

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.