Hartlepool Orders Water Safety Review After 2 Men Die Saving Children at Seaton Carew
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 14
Hartlepool Orders Water Safety Review After 2 Men Die Saving Children at Seaton Carew
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 14
Summary
Hartlepool council has ordered a full review of water safety at Seaton Carew and along the wider coastline after two men died helping two children in difficulty offshore.
Wayne Taylor was named locally as one of the dead; the RNLI brought both men ashore at 15:45 BST on Sunday, but they were pronounced dead shortly afterward.
The two children were taken to hospital as a precaution and were later confirmed safe, while Cleveland Police said formal identification was still pending and inquiries for the coroner were continuing.
Seaton Carew currently has lifeguard cover only during the summer school holidays, which have not yet begun, and a petition to extend cover beyond that period has drawn more than 1,600 signatures.