7 h. ago Kate Bush ‘heartbroken’ as friend remains missing after Christmas Day swim

Antiques dealer Matthew Upham is still unaccounted for following an incident in the Devon seaside town of Budleigh Salterton.

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9 h. ago Kate Bush pays tribute to antiques dealer who is feared to have drowned on Christmas Day swim and says he 'lived life to the full'

Antiques dealer Matthew Upham, 63, had gone to the beach with friends on the morning of December 25 off the coast of Budleigh Salterton in Devon.

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12 h. ago Kate Bush reveals she is heartbroken after 'dear friend' missing in Christmas Day swim

British pop icon Kate Bush said antiques dealer Matthew Upham would be 'deeply loved and forever missed' after he went missing following the Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton, Devon

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37 h. ago Budleigh Salterton: 'Beloved' swimmer who vanished on Christmas Day pictured

The family of Matthew Upham, 63, one of two men missing after the Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, said he is 'deeply loved' and 'will be forever missed'

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37 h. ago How a joyful Christmas Day swim on Devon’s Jurassic coast ended in tragedy with two swept out to sea

‘Beloved’ antique dealer Matthew Upham and another swimmer were swept away at Budleigh Salterton on Christmas Day

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37 h. ago Christmas Day swim survivor says ‘it was a mistake to get in’ as two feared dead

Mike Brown, 60, said conditions in Budleigh Salterton ‘worse he’d seen’ in three decades

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39 h. ago Swimmer describes 'worst conditions ever' as two remain missing after Christmas swim

Two men remain missing after getting into difficulty during a Christmas Day swim where witnesses reported 6ft waves and 65mph winds

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41 h. ago Christmas Day swim survivor says 'it was a mistake to get in' after he was rescued from 'worst ever conditions' in festive event believed to have killed two

Two people are believed to have been killed after disaster struck during the annual event off the coast of Budleigh Salterton in Devon on Thursday.

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42 h. ago Christmas Day swim survivor was rescued from 6ft waves as two lost in sea tragedy

A festive swimming tradition turned to tragedy when two men went missing at sea during a Christmas Day swim at Budleigh Salterton

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42 h. ago Budleigh Salterton Christmas Day swimmer ALIVE after being saved by brave bystanders

Mike Brown, 60, was saved from crashing waves at a traditional Christmas Day swim in Devon - two men are still missing after the horror conditions

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44 h. ago BBC Breakfast hosts announce tragic news as family pay heartbreaking tribute

BBC Breakfast hosts Charlie Stayt and Emma Vardy shared tributes to missing swimmer Matthew Upham after police called off the search for two men following a Christmas Day swim

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45 h. ago BBC Breakfast host opens show with tragic news announcement as tributes pour in

BBC Breakfast hosts Charlie Stayt and Emma Vardy shared tributes to missing swimmer Matthew Upham after police called off the search for two men following a Christmas Day swim in East Devon

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53 h. ago Family pay tribute to ‘deeply loved’ antiques dealer who went missing during Christmas Day swim in Devon

Matthew Upham’s family say he is ‘deeply loved’ and will be ‘forever missed’

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55 h. ago Kind man braved the sea at windy Christmas Day swim and never made it out

His family said Matthew Upham was an 'exceptionally kind' man with 'sweet soul'

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56 h. ago Antiques dealer missing after Christmas Day swim ‘is deeply loved’

Matthew Upham, 63, is unaccounted for after a rescue operation was launched in the Devon seaside town of Budleigh Salterton

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58 h. ago Heartbroken family pays tribute to wealthy antiques dealer, 63, missing in Christmas Day dip double tragedy

Heartbroken relatives of the antiques dealer who is missing after going for a Christmas Day swim have paid tribute to the 'beloved family member' who will be 'missed forever'.

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58 h. ago Man missing at sea after Christmas Day swim in Devon is named

Matthew Upham’s family say he was ‘deeply loved’ and will be ‘forever missed’

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58 h. ago Family of swimmer Matthew Upham feared dead in Christmas Day tragedy pay tribute

The family of Matthew Upham, who went missing after a Christmas Day swim, have told how he was 'deeply loved and will be forever missed'

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59 h. ago Tributes paid to one of two men missing after Christmas Day swim

The family of Matthew Upham said he was ‘deeply loved and forever missed’.

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59 h. ago Swimmer who vanished during Xmas Day dip is antiques dealer as pal reveals second missing man ‘was trying to save him’

A BELOVED antiques dealer has vanished during a Christmas Day swim, amid reports a second man who was trying to save him is also missing. The two men disappeared in the water at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, after being caught in the “dreadful” waves yesterday. In an Instagram statement, the family of Matthew Upham identified their loved...

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