Huddersfield schoolboy Isaac Nash died after being swept out to sea despite the desperate attempts of family members to save him.

An inquest at Llangefni this afternoon heard how on August 29 last year 12-year-old Isaac from Highburton drowned after getting into difficulty in the sea with his brother Xander.

And his grandfather Paul told of the desperate moments as he battled in vain to save his grandson.

Isaac had been on holiday with his parents Adam and Zoe and his grandfather Paul in Anglesey when he was caught in fierce conditions in the water off Abreffraw beach on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales.

Isaac was considered a very strong swimmer but struggled after he was caught in the tide.

Mum Zoe said: “It’s something of a family tradition to visit Aberffraw. We have been going since Isaac was two or three months old.

“The boys were playing in the sea, jumping over waves and we noticed they were going further right.”

Grandfather Paul, who has been visiting the beach since he was five, said the group of parents became worried when the boys kept being pulled towards the rocks.

He said: “I had shouted at the boys two or three times and was concerned but not overly worried.

“The pair were getting pulled further and further out and by the time I had stripped to my shorts the sea was up to their neck.

“When I reached them both they were panicking and climbing on top of me. I was pleading with them to swim.

“A wave hit me and I lost them both. I could see Isaac was going toward the rocks and really struggling so I swam to him.

“I got hold of him, a big wave hit us, we got separated. I lost him. I tried my best to find him. I was shouting ‘Isaac, Isaac!’

But I couldn’t see or hear anything. “I found myself hauling myself onto rocks.”

Senior Coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones said the cause of death was drowning and recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

He said: “I will speak to the authority to find out if a permanent warning sign could be installed at this part of the sea, where it is particularly dangerous.”

Dad Adam managed to rescue Xander after rushing into the sea when he heard Isaac shout for help.

Adam said: “It was more of a shriek – out of desperation.”

Adam swam out “about 150 to 200 metres” to try and rescue his sons.

Adam continued: “I thought that I needed to get to Xander rather than Isaac. The waves were coming over his face. The sea was very strong,

“I consider myself a good swimmer but by the time we (himself and Xander) reached the shore, I was exhausted.They were both swept out so quickly.”

Speaking after the inquest, Paul Nash said the family wanted to express their thanks to members of the public and the emergency services for their help.

He said: “We will continue to visit Aberfraw, perhaps even more so now we’ve lost one of our own there.”