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Laura Hamilton ‘struggling to sleep’ after witnessing teenager die at beach

Television presenter Laura Hamilton has issued an urgent warning of the dangers of swimming in the sea after she watched a teenager die after getting into trouble in the water.

The A Place In The Sun presenter shared a video about the dangers of swimming, after she witnessed the tragedy unfold on Thursday (23 July).

The 44-year-old explained that after she had finished filming the show for the day, she headed to a nearby beach, but soon realised something badly wrong had happened when she arrived.

She later learned a 19-year-old boy had died.

Hamilton, a mother-of-two said: “If you're letting your children go into the sea, even as a grown up going into the sea, just be careful.”