POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old man died after being pulled from the sea at Teignmouth last night [26 May].

The man was operating a jet ski out at sea when he got into difficulty.

He was rescued from the water by the RNLI who notified police around 9.40pm.

Ambulance also attended and carried out CPR on the man.

He was taken to Torbay District Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

The man was from High Wycombe. His next of kin has been informed.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and police are preparing a file for HM Coroner.

Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area and witnessed the incident to contact them via [email protected] or by telephone on 101, quoting log 0877 26/05/20.An spokesman from the RNLI said: 'Teignmouth RNLI lifeboat crew received a request to launch at 9.17pm yesterday (26 May) following a 999 call reporting a person in the water after falling off a jet ski.'The lifeboat crew responded along with the Teignmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, South Western Ambulance Service and Devon and Cornwall Police. The volunteer crew investigated and located a casualty in the water who was taken aboard the Atlantic lifeboat and returned to the lifeboat station. The casualty received initial casualty care from crew members and was taken to hospital by ambulance.'