Jamie Hocking was a "loveable rogue", his family said The family of a 20-year-old Cornish man who died when the car he was in went into the sea have paid tribute to him. A major rescue operation was launched on Friday night after the car Jamie Hocking was in was driven off the quay at Porthleven harbour. A harbour crane pulled the car out and Mr Hocking, from Helston, was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead. Mr Hocking's family have described him as a "loveable rogue" who would be "truly missed by all who knew him". In a statement the family added that they wanted to thank everyone for their support and kind messages of sympathy, as well as the emergency services who attended the scene of the accident. A helicopter, fire crews, the RNLI, the coastguard, the harbourmaster and the police and ambulance service were all involved in the operation to rescue Mr Hocking after the car he was in, a white Rover hatchback, plunged into the sea at about 2130 GMT. No other vehicles are thought to have been involved in the incident but an investigation is being held into Mr Hocking's death and police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.
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A man has been killed after a car accident in Cornwall, England. The collision involved a vehicle driving off a quay in , near the town of  in the county and into the sea at around 2100  on Friday, according to reports from members of the public made to the police and the coastguard.

A major rescue operation was launched with contributions from the harbourmaster, the ambulance service, the police, the fire crews, a helicopter and the . After roughly two hours, a harbour crane lifted the vehicle out of the water that it had crashed into. It transpired that the man was the only occupant of the vehicle. It is believed that no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The man was taken to the , which is situated in , by ambulance. However, on arrival, he was pronounced dead.

Now tributes are being paid to 20-year-old Jamie Hocking after his death. The family of the man have said that he will be "truly missed by all who knew him", describing Jamie with the words "loveable rogue". The family also expressed their thanks to people offering sympathy messages and support from others, as well as the emergency services who assisted at the scene of the accident.  are now asking any people who know of any information relating to the incident to contact them as soon as possible.