Body found in search for missing girl, 15

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Richard MaddenEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Humberside Police Grace Keeling and Sarah Keeling looking at the camera while sat in a car. Grace has long brown hair and Sarah has long blond hair, both are wearing blue denim jackets

A body has been found in the search for a missing girl, 15, who was swept into the sea along with her mother off the East Yorkshire coast, Humberside Police has said.

Grace Keeling went missing after she and her mother, Sarah, 45, went into the water at Withernsea on 2 January. A passer-by, Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died after trying to save them.

The force said emergency services had attempted to retrieve the body, which was found among the rocks on the beach at Withernsea on Thursday at 08:30 GMT, but was unsuccessful due to tide times and other conditions.

Specialist officers have been in contact with Grace's family and have asked people to "refrain from speculation" and "respect their privacy".

Det Supt Simon Vickers said: "Officers and specialist teams have been working to explore every possible option in very complex circumstances to delicately recover the body."

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