{"id":267110,"date":"2026-01-04T17:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/267110\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:57:10","slug":"family-tribute-to-selfless-hero-who-died-trying-to-help-people-in-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/267110\/","title":{"rendered":"Family tribute to \u2018selfless hero\u2019 who died trying to help people in sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">Two people have died and a third is missing after the incident in the East Yorkshire seaside town of Withernsea\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"(Family handout\/Humberside Police\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/94210604-46b4-4879-a166-0704ebdd0834.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">(Family handout\/Humberside Police\/PA)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday (Alamy\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bcc104c7-19e1-446e-80b7-2e69371f8e35.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: (Family handout\/Humberside Police\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767549429_817_94210604-46b4-4879-a166-0704ebdd0834.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Police were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday (Alamy\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767549430_955_bcc104c7-19e1-446e-80b7-2e69371f8e35.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A \u201cselfless hero\u201d who died after trying to help people stuck in the sea off the East Yorkshire coast has been named by police as 67-year-old Mark Ratcliffe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Two people died and a third is missing after the incident in the seaside town of Withernsea on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Ratcliffe\u2019s family paid tribute on Sunday, saying he was a \u201ctrue selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cSo many lives are now shattered that you\u2019re gone,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cYou were loved by so many people, and we will all miss you forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cA loving husband, father, son, brother and the best grandad anybody could ever wish for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cSleep tight, we love you, we miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday (Alamy\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767549430_168_bcc104c7-19e1-446e-80b7-2e69371f8e35.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday (Alamy\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Humberside Police said they were called to Central Promenade in Withernsea at 3.15pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Ratcliffe was pulled unconscious from the water and died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The body of a 45-year-old woman was recovered from the sea and a third person remains missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cResidents will continue to see an increased police presence in and around the area as officers continue to search for the one remaining missing person,\u201d the force added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">HM Coastguard said it was standing down its search on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two people have died and a third is missing after the incident in the East Yorkshire seaside 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