Overview
- Humberside Police confirmed two fatalities, including a 67-year-old man who was recovered unconscious and died at the scene, and said the deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
- HM Coastguard stood searches down at about 12:30am and restarted at first light around 6:30am to look for one person who remains unaccounted for.
- A large multi-agency operation is under way with coastguard rescue teams, RNLI lifeboats from Withernsea and Bridlington, Hornsea Inshore Rescue, police, fire and ambulance services, and air assets.
- Severe conditions with snow and ice warnings and reported three-metre waves hindered efforts, preventing an initial Hornsea lifeboat launch before a later deployment.
- Witnesses reported the incident began when a teenage girl was swept into the sea near Pier Towers, though this account has not been officially confirmed.