First picture of man who died trying to save teenager in freezing sea

Mark Ratcliffe’s family have paid tribute to the ‘loving husband, father, son, brother’ (Picture: Humberside Police)

A ‘selfless hero’ who died trying to help two people in freezing waters off the West Yorkshire coast has been named and pictured.

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died while attempting to rescue a teenage girl who was ‘washed away’ at the beach in Withernsea on Friday afternoon.

Paying tribute to Mark, his family said: ‘A true selfless hero with a heart of gold, who was so cruelly taken trying to save others.