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Body Found on Withernsea Beach Amid Search for Grace Keeling

1/17/2026

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A body has been found on Withernsea beach during the search for Grace Keeling, a 15-year-old swept into the sea on January 2.
Grace's mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and bystander Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died while attempting to rescue her.
Emergency services have cordoned off the area.
Searches have been ongoing for 13 days.
The community has paid tributes to Ratcliffe describing him as a "selfless hero."

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Story summary

A body has been found on Withernsea beach during the search for Grace Keeling, a 15-year-old swept into the sea on January 2.
Grace's mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and bystander Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died while attempting to rescue her.
Emergency services have cordoned off the area.
Searches have been ongoing for 13 days.
The community has paid tributes to Ratcliffe describing him as a "selfless hero."