The father ran into the sea after two of his children got into difficulties but he was swept away himself and drowned along with a second man.

Two men entered the sea to try and help two children in difficulty this afternoon at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, but sadly they died with their bodies brought from the water by the…

The two men were pronounced dead shortly after being brought out the water at Seaton Carew breach near Hartlepool on Sunday afternoon