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Boy drowned while swimming in sea, inquest hears

Allan WatkissEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Phillip Norton/BBC Emergency vehicles along the seafront and a police officer standing in the foreground. There are a number of buildings in the background and blue flashing lights on a vehicle in the background.Phillip Norton/BBC
Abdi Zubeir reportedly got into difficulty while swimming off Hornsea, East Yorkshire

A 13-year-old boy who got into difficulty while swimming in the sea died from drowning, an inquest has heard.

The body of Abdi Zubeir was recovered on 5 August after "an extensive search operation" off South Promenade, Hornsea.

An inquest into his death was opened at East Riding and Hull Coroners service on Wednesday.

The hearing was adjourned to a date which is yet to be confirmed.

Phillip Norton/BBC An orange search and rescue boat is launched into the sea from a beach. A helicopter is in grey sky overhead.Phillip Norton/BBC
An extensive search operation was launched

Emergency services were called to the South Promenade at about 18:00 BST on Tuesday 4 August after reports that the 13-year-old had got into difficulty.

Teams from Humberside Police, HM Coastguard, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Humberside Fire and Rescue, Hornsea Inshore Rescue and the RNLI were involved in the search.

The boy's body was recovered at about 04:30 on the Wednesday.

Phillip Norton/BBC Five men wearing black suits and red lifejackets are walking along the seafront. Some are looking out to sea, some are looking ahead. An orange search and rescue boat is in the sea in the distance.Phillip Norton/BBC
Searches continued overnight before a body was found at about 04:30

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