A former professional rugby died of a heart attack after rushing into the sea to rescue his two children after they got caught in a rip current, an inquest has heard.
David Fell, 55, was staying at Haven's Reighton Sands holiday park with his family when he got into difficulty in the water off the Yorkshire coast last year and his body was later recovered by a RNLI lifeboat.
Assistant coroner for North Yorkshire Oliver Longstaff ruled that he had not drowned due to the lack of fluid found on his lungs but more likely he had suffered a cardiac arrest brought on by the stress of the situation - though this could not be conclusively proved.
