Overview

• RNLI lifeguards recovered 29-year-old Aaron Keightley unconscious from the surf at 3:30 pm on Monday and he was pronounced dead at the scene despite resuscitation efforts.
• His sister’s GoFundMe has raised more than £2,000 to cover the costs of repatriating his body to Leicester and arranging a funeral.
• Family statements indicate a single wave knocked him off his feet in knee-deep water before a strong rip current dragged him out in under a minute.
• East Midlands Ambulance Service and the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance also attended the incident but were unable to revive him.
• This drowning is the latest on the East Lindsey coast, following a teenager’s disappearance at Anderby Creek and a rescuer’s death at Ingoldmells, and has reignited safety debates.