An RAF officer died in front of his wife and son after being swept out to sea at a beach known as Hell's Mouth.
Sgt Stephen Anthony Hulsmeier, 47, and his friend's 12-year-old daughter were caught in a fierce tide current while on holiday.
The dad-of-one had been enjoying a day at Porth Neigwl beach - known to some as 'Hell's Mouth' - Gwynedd, Wales with his family and two other families when tragedy struck on August 6 last year.