Overview
- Humberside Police recovered a body from rocks at Withernsea on Saturday morning with assistance from HM Coastguard and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.
- The body was first located by police search advisors around 8:30am on Thursday, but recovery was delayed by tides, hazardous conditions and the position among rocks.
- Detectives say they believe the person is 15-year-old Grace Keeling, who was swept into the sea at Withernsea on 2 January.
- Specialist officers have informed the family and asked for privacy as formal identification and related inquiries continue.
- Grace’s mother, Sarah Keeling, and passer-by Mark Ratcliffe died attempting to rescue her on 2 January, with inquests opened on 12 January recording drowning as the primary cause with contributory injuries.