Body Found After Teen Swept Into Sea

A body was discovered after 15-year-old Grace Keeling was swept out to sea at Withernsea during a storm on January 2. Grace’s mother, Sarah Keeling, and bystander Mark Ratcliffe, who attempted to rescue her, both tragically died in the incident. Extensive searches by emergency services lasted 13 days before the body was found among rocks, with police urging respect for the family’s privacy. Inquests into the deaths of Sarah and Mark have been opened by the coroner.

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