An East Lothian family are urging others to be safe at the seaside after they were left fearing for their lives.

Kerry O'Hara and her partner Lewis Patchatt, who live in Athelstaneford , were at Tyninghame Beach with three children on May 24. Just as they were going to leave. Kerry's 12-year-old daughter got back in the water - before they heard screaming.

The couple ran in to reach her, and found themselves being dragged out to see. Kerry remembers Lewis telling her he loved her, and that she should save herself.

Recalling the terrifying incident, she said: “It was a beautiful day on this stunning beach, and myself, Lewis and the three kids were all having fun.

"The waves were a bit high, and it was a quite windy, but we were only in the sea up to our knees. In the afternoon we

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