Police have recovered the body of 15-year-old Grace Keeling, bringing a tragic conclusion to a 14-day search after the teenager was swept into the sea at Withernsea beach in East Yorkshire. Humberside Police confirmed on Saturday that emergency services successfully recovered Grace's body with the help of HM Coastguard, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and specialist assistance, two weeks after the tragedy that also claimed the lives of her mother, Sarah Keeling, 45, and heroic bystander Mark Ratcliffe, 67.
Grace's body was discovered at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, 15 January, by Humberside Police Search Advisors during extensive searches that had continued throughout the fortnight. However, due to tide times, conditions and the location, despite every effort, it was not possible to safely recover Grace before high tide on Thursday, requiring emergency services to secure the location overnight using specialist equipment before completing the recovery operation on Saturday morning.
