'Selfless' man who died trying to help people in difficulty at sea named
04-01-2026 14:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk

'Selfless' man who died trying to help people in difficulty at sea named

Mark Ratcliffe, 67, died trying to help people stuck in the sea on Friday
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