Phil Crow, 68, lived in the resort town where he died on Monday afternoon while the beach was particularly busy because of the heatwave and a public holiday.

Phil Crow, 68, lived in the resort town where he died on Monday afternoon while the beach was particularly busy because of the heatwave and a public holiday.

Phil Crow, 68, lost his life as he bravely entered the water to try and rescue Sia Briskham after a sudden change in the tide on Bank Holiday Monday.

Phil Crow, 68, was one of eight people to lose their lives in open water during the Bank Holiday weekend after trying to rescue his granddaughter at at Tregirls Beach, Cornwall