3 h. ago Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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4 h. ago Second body pulled from freezing water during major search operation off Yorkshire coast

Rescue crews launched a dramatic search following reports of a 'number of people in difficulty in the water', near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, on Friday afternoon as an Arctic chill grips Britain.

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6 h. ago Man, 67, dies after getting into difficulty in freezing water off Yorkshire coast

Emergency crews were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at around 3.15pm on Friday afternoon following reports that people in the water had gotten into difficulty.

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8 h. ago Desperate rescue mission launched after a 'number of people' go missing in freezing water off Yorkshire coast

Emergency crews were called to the area off the East Yorkshire coast just after 3pm on Friday afternoon, including HM Coastguard, the RNLI, and ambulance, police and fire services.

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9 h. ago Major rescue mission launched after a 'number of people in difficulty' in sea off Withernsea

Emergency crews were called to the area off the East Yorkshire coast just after 3pm on Friday afternoon, including HM Coastguard, the RNLI, and ambulance, police and fire services.

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9 d. ago Thanks to Independent readers, young people will have a safe haven to call for help

Editorial: Our readers have generously donated £165,000 in our Christmas appeal, so Missing People is now well on its way to launching SafeCall to give a supportive ear to a young person in distress

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9 d. ago The Independent hits target of £165,000 to help missing children across UK in SafeCall campaign

An extraordinary public response means the free, round-the-clock service can now be launched, reaching the 72,000 young people who go missing every year

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1 week ago ‘Hidden crisis’ of 40,000 women and girls going missing every year due to violence

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

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3 w. ago How players of the People’s Postcode Lottery helped missing children

Players helped make the plan to launch SafeCall possible – The Independent’s campaign with charity Missing People to set up a lifeline specifically for young people in crisis

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