Man, 29, died 'on his first holiday with friends' after drowning in the sea off Skegness beach
The holidaymaker, named online as Aaron Keightley, 29, was taken by the current while enjoying the heatwave in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Monday, according to an online fundraising appeal posted by his sister.
The county's RNLI Lifeguards told in a Facebook post how they recovered an 'unconscious member of the public from the water south of central beach, after he got into difficulty in the surf.'
It added: 'Despite their best efforts to resuscitate him, the casualty sadly passed away at the scene.
Our thoughts go to the family and friends affected by the incident, along with many of the beach visitors who witnessed the tragic events at the time.'
East Midlands Ambulance Service and the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance also attended the incident on Monday afternoon – the second beach fatality in the area in as many days.
On Saturday afternoon a teenage boy vanished from Anderby Creek, between the resorts of Skegness and Mablethorpe. A body was recovered in the early hours of Sunday.
Those tragedies came just a matter of weeks after hero holidaymaker Alexandru Melei, 60, died after wading into the sea at Ingoldmells, also near Skegness, after hearing twin girls screaming for help – only to be overwhelmed by the swell.
The fundraiser set up to help meet funeral costs is aiming to raise £2,200 for 'selfless and loving' Aarron's family, from Leicester.
A message alongside the appeal by sibling Shannon said: 'On 30/06/2025 my brother lost his whole future, he went on his first friends' holiday and lost his life to the sea on Skegness beach!
'The current took him so quickly and there is no fight against the sea!'
Outlining the family's 'heart wrenching pain', she added: 'We really want to give him everything and more and show him how loved and adored he is and always will be, there will never be another person like him'.
She said Mr Keightley would give his last pound and 'deserves a great send-off'.
As she told how her brother would be 'forever 29', the grieving sibling urged people to be careful in the sea 'no matter your size or strength'.
Shannon later posted on Facebook: 'Love you so much brother, heartbroken your(sic) gone, forever 29'.
On Sunday, Lincolnshire Police said in relation to the weekend incident: 'We are saddened to report that a body was found in the early hours of this morning in the search for a teenager who had been reported missing from Anderby Creek.'
The statement added: 'We would like to thank the public's help in allowing emergency services to respond to the incident.
'Our thoughts at this time are with the boy's family.'
Romanian Mr Melei died on May 25 while on a trip to the UK to visit friends. His daughter later told how the ex-army medic had been walking along the promenade with his wife and friend when they heard two girls screaming in the water. The friend managed to rescue one of the children but Mr Melei was overcome by the swell and died in hospital. Both children emerged unscathed.
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