A lady immediately advised how her hero brother sacrificed his personal life by letting go of her after saving his two nephews and a niece from a fierce riptide.
A gaggle of kids had been taking part in in shallow water near Rockley Level in Poole, after they had been dragged away out of their depth.
Callum Baker-Osborne swam out and saved the three younger kids however he was left exhausted and clung on to his sister Samantha Osborne-Ward for assist, an inquest heard.
In doing so, he risked drowning them each so he let go, permitting his older sibling to succeed in security.
The 18-year-old disappeared below the water and drowned. His physique was discovered 4 days later.
Callum Baker-Osborne pictured on the seaside close to Rockley Level, Poole, minutes earlier than he drowned saving his two nephews and niece
Callum Baker-Osborne was exhausted after swimming to rescue the three younger kids and clung to his sister Samantha Osborne-Ward (pictured collectively), however he let go rapidly as he risked drowning them each
Callum Baker-Osborne (left, leaning forwards)
At present, firstly of an inquest into his loss of life, Callum’s household launched poignant photographs of him on the seaside with one among his nephews simply minutes earlier than the tragedy occurred.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of July 26, 2021, after the prolonged household from Coventry, Warwicks, arrived on a final minute caravan vacation to Haven Rockley Park in Hamowrthy, Poole, Dorset.
It was ‘meant to be the nicest climate of the vacation’ and among the 30 members of the family went straight all the way down to the seaside close to Black Bridge for a paddle within the sea.
However an ‘extremely robust wave’ knocked everybody into the water, prompting Callum to dive in to assist his eight-year-old nephew Byron.
He then helped Cameron, one other of his nephews, get above the water earlier than listening to his sister Samantha’s shout for assist as her seven-year-old daughter, Aurora, was being dragged away.
Callum powered by way of the water, exhausting himself and lifted Aurora above his head and to the protection of a rescue boat.
The present introduced him and Samantha collectively and he clung to her for assist.
Once they went below once more she advised him that she was drowning and he immediately let go.
Tragedy occurred after an ‘extremely robust wave’ knocked Callum and his household into the water, prompting him to dive in to assist his younger nephew Byron
Callum was swept away in entrance of his household moments after lifting his nieces and nephews right into a rescue boat
A warning signal by the seaside at at Rockley Level in Poole Harbour, Dorset
The Bournemouth inquest heard that Cameron, who was 5ft 5ins tall, was a eager swimmer and really match on the time from rugby coaching twice per week.
Samantha Osborne-Ward advised the listening to how excited Callum had been to go to the seaside and take the kids swimming.
The household hadn’t been to many seashores earlier than and due to lockdown some youthful members of the family hadn’t been to the ocean earlier than.
She mentioned: ‘I used to be as much as my knees within the water close to my mum and among the youngsters had been having fun with strolling alongside.
‘Aurora acquired scared and requested to go on my again and Kylan was in entrance of us kicking water.
‘I bear in mind turning round and seeing Callum diving in direction of Byron, then a sudden large gush of water tugged us below.
‘It was the most important blast, all of us acquired worn out after which we struggled up. The very first thing I noticed was Aurora out within the water drowning and alone.
‘I screamed for somebody to assist.
Callum Baker-Osborne’s mom Ann Marie Osborne (centre) and his household on the inquest at Bournemouth City Corridor
‘Callum was serving to Cameron (his nephew) and I knew he was the strongest swimmer so I referred to as for him to assist.
‘He was struggling to get to Aurora as a result of the water was pushing him in direction of me.
‘I used to be making an attempt to recover from to assist her too and I used to be additionally holding Nalla who was screaming.
‘I noticed Callum pushing Aurora up out of the water and into the air telling her to breathe.
‘He drifted in direction of me and he held onto me for assist, he was exhausted.
‘I advised him he was drowning me and he immediately let go.
‘I went below the water once more and this time he did not come again up with us.’
Callum’s physique was discovered 4 days later n the water at Lake Pier in Hamworthy (search pictured)
Mrs Ann Marie Osbourne, Callum’s mum, was within the water making an attempt to assist eight-year-old Byron moments earlier than the riptide struck.
She mentioned: ‘I used to be simply serving to Byron out of the water, he’d gone below earlier so I assumed I would take him again to shore.
‘Then Imogen (one other eight-year-old) hit my again with some pressure, she got here out of nowhere.
‘I might hear her saying “do not let me drown”.
‘I had Byron on one arm and Imogen on the opposite and immediately the ground was gone.
‘I used to be simply making an attempt to maintain them each above the water, I used to be being pushed round in a spiral.
‘I could not perceive what was occurring. I had given every little thing I might.
‘I handed the children to Patrick who had come to assist and the subsequent factor I knew I used to be on a ship and somebody was telling me to breath.
‘All I might suppose was the place was Imogen?
‘Each these youngsters had been extremely courageous, they saved me going.’
An enormous air and sea search was launched to search out Callum. His physique was discovered within the water at Lake Pier in Hamworthy, on the morning of July 30.
A submit mortem examination confirmed he died from drowning.
Within the wake of the tragedy, Callum’s household have referred to as for the seaside at Rockley Level to be closed because of the infamous riptide there.
The inquest continues.
