A multi-agency search and rescue operation was swiftly established and remains ongoing. Councillor Bagwell said: “This tragedy should never have happened. “He was just literally being a part of a family and trying to save his family.” The water around Rockley at Rock Lea River and Wareham Channel is notorious, on Friday two young girls were saved by a paddle boarder and lifeboat. Julie said: “At Rockley Point the water is just treacherous. “The two girls a few days before, that was a near-miss and it could’ve been those two - this is how crazy it is. “We’ve got to try and stop this from happening again.”