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Inquest Into Deaths of Two People 'Cruelly Taken' Trying to Save Teen Lost at Sea
Inquests into the deaths of a mother and a bystander who drowned attempting to rescue a 15-year-old girl swept into the sea have been opened and adjourned, with searches ongoing.
- On January 12, inquests opened at Hull Coroners' Court into the deaths of Sarah Keeling and Mark Ratcliffe, while searches continue for Grace Keeling.
- The incident on January 2 at Withernsea saw a teen swept into stormy seas, and CCTV and witness accounts indicate Grace Keeling fell from steps near rocks while Sarah Keeling and three others entered the water to assist.
- Medical findings listed drowning with chest injuries contributing for Mr Ratcliffe, who was found unconscious and pronounced dead shortly after, while Sarah Keeling's body was found the same evening by the coastguard.
- Each inquest opening lasted about two minutes at Hull Coroners' Court with no family members present, and East Yorkshire area coroner Lorraine Harris adjourned the hearings to a date to be fixed.
- Police and coastguard resources, plus ambulance and fire crews, were deployed to the scene, while local tributes and flowers appeared at Pier Towers honoring the victims.
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The search for the teenager is still ongoing.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Center
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- 56% of the sources are Center
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C 56%
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