BIZARRE: 6 | Mind Blowing Facts

My rookie era: I’m learning to swim in the ocean, braving the waves and marine life

I’ve swum and squealed alongside enormous blue gropers, tiny stingrays, silver and striped fish and even a Port Jackson shark

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5

Desperate mum 'came within inches of saving daughter before both swept away by freak wave'

Tragedy unfolded at Withernsea as witnesses describe heroic attempts to rescue teenage girl caught by 3m wave off East Yorkshire coast

Evening Standard · Jan 4

Double tragedy as at least two people die while 'trying to rescue teenage girl who was swept into freezing sea'

The tragedy is said to have unfolded after a teenage girl fell under the waves

Evening Standard · Jan 3

Antiques dealer feared drowned after going for Christmas swim was trying to save woman in distress

Matthew Upham, 63, was almost back to shore when he saw a woman struggling past the surf line

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025

Urgent search for missing person in the sea at popular UK beach as rescue operation launched

Emergency services were alerted to reports of a casualty in the water soon after 5pm

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025

Christmas Day swim survivor says ‘it was a mistake to get in’ as two feared dead

Mike Brown, 60, said conditions in Budleigh Salterton ‘worse he’d seen’ in three decades

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2025

In Pictures: It’s now or never for Boxing Day dip enthusiasts

Swimmers up and down the country took to the water for an annual tradition.

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2025

Two men remain missing at sea as police urge public to avoid Boxing Day swims

Two men, aged in their 40s and 60s, were not located during the extensive searches and remain missing.

Evening Standard · Dec 25, 2025

Coastguard search for two men believed missing in sea called off

A number of Christmas and Boxing Day swims in Devon and Cornwall were cancelled this year because of a yellow weather warning for wind.

Evening Standard · Dec 25, 2025

Two men missing in sea off Devon beach on Christmas Day

Emergency services launched major search at Budleigh Salterton after reports of people in difficulty in the water

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025