Picture shows the search for the missing swimmer in the sea near Scheveningen, Netherlands, undated. (Newsflash)
Rescuers pictured searching for the missing teenager in the sea (Picture: Newsflash)

A teenager from Britain is feared dead after she went missing during a swim near a beach in the Netherlands.

The 19-year-old girl was with three friends who were rescued near Zuidelijk Havenhoofd, at 8.30pm on Sunday.

All four of the friends are around the same age and are all from the UK.

The three of them tried to rescue the girl which caused them to get into difficulty.

An eyewitness said two of the boys had injuries to the legs and were covered in blood.

Their injuries were caused by being swept out against the rocky peer that forms the harbour.


Picture shows the search for the missing swimmer in the sea near Scheveningen, Netherlands, undated.
Rescue efforts have now been scaled back and now focus on the shoreline (Picture: Newsflash)

An older woman who is reportedly the mother of one of the children was ‘panicking and screaming’ at the scene.

The eyewitness added: ‘The boys barely survived.’

The search was being carried out by boat and helicopter and is now reduced to checking the shoreline in the hopes of finding her body.

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