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A heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded at Fistral Beach in Newquay when father John Peter Collins, 66, and his daughter Samantha Adele Collins, 32, both from Doncaster, drowned after a sudden ocean surge swept Samantha into the water while she was fishing on the rocks. Her father bravely tried to save her, but both perished. Emergency crews responded around 9:45 PM, but could not revive them. The coroner has recorded drowning as the preliminary cause of death and scheduled a full inquest for July 19, 2027. Samantha’s mother, Adele, formally identified the bodies. Authorities are urgently seeking an orange or peach-colored handbag believed to have been with Samantha — containing cherished personal items — and urge anyone who finds it to contact Newquay police. This devastating loss leaves the family grieving as they await answers and closure.

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