When his two children ended up struggling in the water, Wayne Taylor went to their rescue alongside Ian Pascoe, 62, a heroic passer-by. The youngsters were saved but both men lost their lives

Wayne Taylor bravely entered the water alongside another unnamed man at Seaton Carew Beach in County Durham.

Wayne Taylor has been named locally as the dad who tragically died trying to save his two children after they got into difficulties in the sea at Seaton Carew beach