A 36-YEAR-OLD woman and a ten-year-old girl have died after being found with serious breathing difficulties on a boat at Lake Windermere, Cumbria Police said tonight.
The emergency services were called at around 4pm this afternoon.
A police spokesperson for Cumbria Police said: "Cumbria Police attended an incident at Lake Windermere, where it was reported that three people on a private on a boat on Lake Windermere were having serious breathing difficulties.
"Police attended along with an ambulance crew.
"A 36-year-old woman and a ten-year-old girl, both from the Leyland area, were treated at the scene and then air lifted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary, unfortunately both have since tragically died.
"A man, who was also on the boat, is still receiving treatment at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary."
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