Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedy
Two of the children he brought back were not in good condition."It's not an easy swim when the tide's coming in - you're swimming against the tide.
- ▪Two of the children he brought back were not in good condition."It's not an easy swim when the tide's coming in - you're swimming against the tide.
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Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedyImage source, Jamie Niblock/BBCImage caption, Members of HM Coastguard returned to lay flowers at the scene on Thursday eveningByLewis AdamsEssexPublished30 minutes agoWitnesses say a heroic day-tripper managed to haul two children back to shore during an incident where a mother and daughter drowned.Beverly Smit, 60, described the unnamed rescuer swimming out to sea three times as the tragedy unfolded in West Mersea, near Colchester, on Wednesday evening.Shally Rahman, 41, and Samiha Rahman, 15, were trying to rescue a seven-year-old boy from the water when they got into difficulty and died.Essex Police said the group, from Barking, east London, were all related to each other and the boy remained in hospital, fighting for his…
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