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# Two men lost at sea as Budleigh Salterton Christmas swim goes wrong
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/two-men-lost-at-sea-as-budleigh-salterton-christmas-swim-goes-wrong/
- Published: 2025-12-25T15:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-27T20:41:25.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: HM Coastguard, News, #editors-picks

Two men are missing at sea after a Christmas Day beach swim went wrong at Budleigh Salterton as lifeboats and rescue helicopters search the coast.

[Devon and Cornwall Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) said emergency services were called at 10.25am on 25 December following reports of swimmers in difficulty. 

A number of people were safely recovered to shore and checked by paramedics at the scene, with some taken to hospital as a precaution.

[HM Coastguard](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/hm-coastguard/) is now coordinating a major search and rescue operation for the two missing men. 

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