5 h. ago OAP desperately tried to save mum & teen daughter from drowning in rough sea before they were swept away in front of him

AN OAP desperately tried to save a mum and her teen daughter from drowning in the sea before they were swept away in front of him. Rescue crews launched a major operation after three people disappeared in the water near Withernsea, off the East Yorkshire coast on Friday afternoon. Cops later confirmed that a mother and daughter,...

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11 h. ago 'True hero' father, 67, who died trying to rescue mother and her teenage daughter in heavy seas could be given royal bravery award

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, drowned while attempting to save Grace Keeling, 15, and her mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, at Withernsea Bay Beach off the coast of East Yorkshire on Friday at around 3pm.

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59 h. ago Mother and daughter ‘washed away’ in deadly sea incident named

The body of Sarah Keeling, 45, was recovered from the sea off the East Yorkshire coast on Friday

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67 h. ago Desperate mum 'came within inches of saving daughter before both swept away by freak wave'

Tragedy unfolded at Withernsea as witnesses describe heroic attempts to rescue teenage girl caught by 3m wave off East Yorkshire coast

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3 d. ago Search for missing person called off after fatal incident off Yorkshire coast

HM Coastguard said at around 4pm on Saturday the search operation around Withernsea, where the incident took place, was stood down.

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3 d. ago Withernsea tragedy: Lifeboat crew injured in rescue bid as two die in huge waves

Heroic rescuers are still trying to locate one more victim of the tragedy in Withernsea off the East Yorkshire coast. Two bodies have so far been recovered from the sea

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3 d. ago Search resumes for missing person after two die in treacherous sea while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept away'

Emergency services were called to Withernsea following a 'number of people in difficulty in the water' on Friday afternoon.

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3 d. ago Two dead off East Yorkshire coast ‘were trying to save teenage girl’

Searches are continuing on Saturday after two bodies were pulled from the sea off the East Yorkshire coast.

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3 d. ago Search resumes for missing person after fatal incident off East Yorkshire coast

A second body was recovered from the sea on Friday evening after an unconscious 67-year-old man was pulled from the water and died at the scene.

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4 d. ago Two bodies found and another missing in search for swimmers who got stuck in difficulty in sea

Two people have died off the East Yorkshire coast

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4 d. ago Second death confirmed in Withernsea tragedy as search continues

A second body has been pulled from the water after people got in trouble in the sea off the East Yorkshire Coast as emergency services continue to look for one missing person

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4 d. ago Second body pulled from the sea after incident off East Yorkshire coast

Humberside Police said it was called to attend Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday.

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Withernsea search LIVE: Horror as Coastguard 'hunts for missing family' in sea

A huge rescue operation has been launched after reports that "a number of people" were in trouble in the sea off the East Yorkshire coast this afternoon

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4 d. 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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6 d. ago MH370 search resumes as upgraded tech deployed in hunt for missing flight

A vessel and two autonomous underwater vehicles have arrived in the search area as Texas-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity resumes the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

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7 d. ago Flight MH370 latest LIVE: Search for missing plane resumes more than a decade on

Experts today revive their attempts to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 as a deep-sea hunt begins

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