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The group then shouted to the lifeguard to raise the alarm.

But it did say lifeguards and supervisors would be appointed to monitor compliance on beaches.

The inquest heard a 17-year-old lifeguard spotted her struggling and dived in after her, but she said visibility was "terrible" and she "couldn't see anything".

Having a lifeguard on duty could have stopped a teenager dying at a south Wales beach, a coroner has found.

Mr Ramsey said the the lifeguard policy was to put lifeguards on the breakwater, or pier as it is known locally, and they would work until 20:30 in the busy summer months.