'He Always Made Me Proud' ; Mum's Tribute to Fisherman After Tragedy at Sea Crews Risked Their Lives in Rescue Bid [Edition 3]

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newsdesk@heraldexpress.co.uk A MOTHER has paid tribute to her Brixham son who 'always made her proud'.

Fisherman James Grindy (pictured), 24, lost his life after falling overboard in 'atrocious' weather while working in the English channel about 20 miles off Hastings, East Sussex. James's mum Jackie Leaman, in a moving tribute to her son, said: "He always made me proud whatever he did. There was not a bad bone in that boy's body. "Whenever I was feeling stressed he always showed me a better way of dealing with things. He was an inspiration to me and he was my son, it should have been the other way round." James was working on board the 29- metre Korenbloem when tragedy struck at about 7pm on Friday. Today, full details of the crew's 'heroic' efforts to save their friend emerged.

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'He Always Made Me Proud' ; Mum's Tribute to Fisherman After Tragedy at Sea Crews Risked Their Lives in Rescue Bid [Edition 3]

Boat owner Neil Watson said: "What they did was brilliant, selfless and heroic. They risked their lives to try and save him. "The crew are not ...

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