Three paddle-boarders have died in a tragic water sports incident which involved nine adults according to police.
Emergency response teams were called around 9am yesterday morning (Saturday) following reports of "people in distress". A joint response team was issued to the scene which involved ambulance, police, fire-brigade, coastguard and for a period of time, four helicopters.
Police confirmed a man and two women in the group died after getting into difficulty in the water during a paddle-board trip.
A fourth person, thought to be another woman, remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Police have yet to establish the exact details of how the tragic incident developed.
The five other people were rescued without injury from the river Cleddau at Haverfordwest in Wales, according to Dyfed-Powys Police.
A spokeswoman for the force told Wales Online : "Three people have died and one remains in hospital following a multi-agency river rescue in Pembrokeshire yesterday.
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"Dyfed-Powys Police received reports of people in distress in the Cleddau River in Haverfordwest shortly after 9am on Saturday, October 30.
"A group of nine adults from the south Wales area had travelled to Pembrokeshire for a paddle-boarding excursion.
"The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated, but it is believed that the group got into difficulty in the water.
"Sadly two women and a man died at the scene, and a woman remains in a critical condition in hospital. Next of kin are being supported by specialist Family Liaison Officers.
"A further five people were rescued without injury. A member of the public is also believed to have entered the water to attempt a rescue, later exiting the water safely."
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