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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sami Quadri

Desperate mum 'came within inches of saving daughter before both swept away by freak wave'

The girl fell into difficulty near Pier Towers on the beach at Withernsea, East Yorkshire - (Julius Zavatskis / Google Streetview)

A desperate mother is said to have plunged into the sea in a frantic bid to save her teenage daughter after the youngster was dragged away by a freak three-metre wave.

Rescue crews mounted a major operation when the group vanished beneath the water near Withernsea off the East Yorkshire coast on Friday afternoon.

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