A boy who died after going into the sea in Skegness has been named locally. A fundraising appeal, set up by friend of the family Justyna Lebiest, said 13-year-old Kacper Biela was on a family holiday in the town before his death.
Lincolnshire Police said it received a report Kacper, who was from Hereford, was in the water at around 6.15pm on Saturday, August 13 as reported by Grimsby Live. A search was carried out by police, the coastguard and lifeboat crews and the boy's body was found and recovered at around 11.30pm.
Justyna Lebiest has set up a PayPal fundraising website to raise money for Kacper's family that has already seen more than £2,300 pledged. Justyna said: "I am fundraising for Kacper Biela's family. On the 13th of August, Kacper Biela, a teenage boy age 13, sadly passed away.
