A first date on the beach turns to tragedy. Why are our shores so dangerous?

‘If he can't survive, this doesn't look so beautiful right now’

Dear members — Haydn Griffiths wasn’t from Merseyside, but he died here. You’ve probably seen his photo circulated in the press in recent days after he disappeared swimming towards the wind turbines in Liverpool Bay. His body was found at Pier Head last week. 

Mollie has written about why Liverpool Bay is so dangerous for swimmers, and spoken to his sisters to understand what their brother meant to them.