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Jan 15, 2026

COME HOME, MY GIRL!” DEVASTATED FATHER BREAKS SILENCE AFTER 15-YEAR-OLD GRACE SWEPT OUT TO SEA

Schoolgirl was stood on steps near water when freak wave came.

A TEEN girl remains missing after her mum and a hero passer-by died trying to save her when she was swept out to sea, an inquest heard.

Sarah Keeling, 45, and her 15-year-old daughter Grace disappeared in the water near near Withernsea – off the East Yorkshire coast – on January 2.

Teenager Grace Keeling and her mother Sarah Keeling smile for a photo.4
Sarah Keeling died trying to rescue her daughterCredit: PA
 
A man with glasses and a gray jacket smiles in front of a painting of houses by the sea.4
Mark Ratcliffe had also jumped in the sea to save the teenCredit: PA
Emergency vehicles and personnel by the sea during a rescue operation in Withernsea, East Yorkshire.4
Grace has still not been found despite a massive rescue operationCredit: Darrin Stevens

Hero passer-by Mark Ratcliffe, 67, was also killed in the horror as he bravely tried to pull the pair to safety.

An inquest heard Grace has still not been found despite a massive search operation.

East Yorkshire area coroner Lorraine Harris said Sarah’s cause of death was drowning contributed to by head and neck injuries.

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