10 h. ago 'Hero' father died trying to rescue mother and teenage daughter off Yorkshire coast police say, as victims named

Sarah Keeling, 45, and her daughter Grace Keeling,15, got stuck in the sea on Friday, Humberside Police said.

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11 h. ago Man who died after being pulled from sea was trying to rescue a mother and daughter

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, had been trying to save Sarah Keeling, 45, and her daughter Grace, 15, who remains missing, police sayA man who died trying to save two people from the sea in East Yorkshire on Friday was attempting to rescue a mother and her teenage daughter, Humberside police have said.The body of Sarah Keeling, 45, was recovered from Withernsea on Friday, while Grace Keeling, 15, remains missing after being washed away. Continue reading...

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11 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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12 h. ago Mum and daughter in Withernsea horror named after 'wave watching' ended in tragedy

Mother and daughter, Sarah Keeling, 45 and her 15-year-old daughter Grace were killed along with good Samaritan Mark Ratcliffe, 67, after the teenager was 'swept away' in Withernsea, East Yorkshire

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15 h. ago Family tribute to ‘selfless hero’ who died trying to help people in sea

Two people have died and a third is missing after the incident in the East Yorkshire seaside town of Withernsea.

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15 h. ago Family pay tribute to ‘selfless hero’ who died trying to save two people from sea in Yorkshire

Body of 45-year-old woman was also recovered, police say, while searches continue for remaining missing person

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15 h. ago Pictured: 'True hero' father who died trying to rescue two people from the icy sea in Withernsea tragedy that killed three

A man who died trying to save two people from the sea in East Yorkshire has been named as Mark Ratcliffe.

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15 h. ago Withernsea good Samaritan who died trying to save girl hailed as 'selfless hero'

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died on January 2 after being pulled unconscious from the sea in Withernsea, East Yorkshire, while trying to help after a teen girl got 'swept away'

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18 h. ago Mother and Good Samaritan die trying to save girl swept into sea

A teenage girl was swept away by a huge wave on steps near Pier Towers at Withernsea in East Yorkshire on Friday

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19 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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35 h. 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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35 h. ago Withernsea: Search for missing person called off as two die trying to save girl

Tragedy struck at Withernsea, East Yorkshire, when a teenage girl was washed into the sea and people rushed into the water to help her

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41 h. 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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43 h. 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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43 h. 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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45 h. 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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45 h. ago Five men boil alive in seconds as organs explode in diving horror

Five men including two Brits were killed instantly 1,000 feet underwater when a diving bell failure caused catastrophic decompression in a 1983 North Sea incident known as one of the most gruesome deaths of all time.

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51 h. 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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52 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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53 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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