Gordon Ramsay’s daughters were among the horrified crowds on a Cornish beach yesterday when a holidaymaker died after falling from his paddleboard.
A 42-year-old man became entangled in the moorings off Rock Beach at around 1.30pm when the tide was strong.
The male, who was believed to have been visiting the area from his home in Chelmsford, Essex, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A representative of the TV chef told MailOnline his daughters were walking on the beach at the time of the tragedy.
Ramsay, 53, who bought a £4.4million home in Rock village in 2015, has three daughters, Meghan, 22, Holly, 20, and Matilda, 18.
The 42-year-old man fell into the water off the sailing club at Rock beach at around 1.30pm yesterday (pictured today)
Gordon Ramsay, 53, who owns a £4.4million home in Rock village (pictured), has three daughters, Meghan, 22, Holly, 20, and Matilda, 18
The tragic holidaymaker was paddleboarding on the Camel Estuary with another man when they came off their boards in the fast-moving currents.
A local boatman managed to free the entrapped man from the moorings and haul him into his vessel.
But this boatman also encountered problems and was forced to fire a red mayday flare to signal for help.
A major rescue operation was launched involving the Padstow Harbour boat, Rock RNLI and Polzeath Coastguard teams.
James Instance, from Falmouth Coastguard, said: ‘A couple of people had been out on paddleboards on the Camel Estuary with a flooding tide.
‘With the water moving quite quickly, they had come off the boards and then got tangled in moorings in the area.
‘That had caused a problem when they were unable to free themselves.’
Mr Instance said that despite a major rescue operation involving paramedics, the lifeboat crew and others, one of the males was declared dead at the scene.
As part of the rescue a local boat went in and managed to free him and recovered him into his vessel.
The incident took in the water off the sailing club on Rock beach which is close to where the TV chef owns a home
He said: They then tried to bring him to shore, but then got into a little bit of trouble and fired a red flare,’
He added: ‘It was very fast moving and dynamic. There were a lot of resources going in a somewhat confusing picture.
‘Despite the best efforts that were put in by paramedics, the lifeboat crew and others, he was declared deceased at the scene.’
Many boats are fastened to moorings buoys off Rock Beach, which are in turn chained to the sea bed.
Paddle-boarding has ballooned in popularity in recent years and one of the fastest-growing water sports.
Ramsay purchased the 1920s property for £4.4million in Rock village 2015 and has been renovating the lavish home.
The house has two kitchens, a swimming pool, a wine cellar and four en-suite bathrooms, around 100 yards from the beach.
Yesterday, Ramsay posted a video of him and his wife Tana, 46, enjoying a thrilling RIB (rigid inflatable boat) ride off the Cornish coast.
Holly Ramsay’s twin brother Jack and their baby brother Oscar, one, have also been holidaying in Cornwall.