A former Royal Marines Commando who nearly drowned says the three children who saved his life are “heroes”. Wayne Sullivan, who served in Northern Ireland and the Falklands, was swimming at Minster Leas Beach when he got cramp in his leg. “I was trying to come back against the tide,” he explained. “I started to go under and was swallowing water. “My lungs were 80% full of water, my stomach was also full. “I’d never had a cramp like it before, it was so severe. One leg was in complete agony. “If it wasn’t for those three youngsters – whether you call it coincidence or divine providence – I don’…
