Two people have died after a major search and rescue operation off the east Yorkshire coast on Friday, police say.

Emergency services have resumed their search for one more person who entered the water at Withernsea.

A second body was recovered from the sea on Friday evening after an unconscious 67-year-old man was pulled from the water and died at the scene, Humberside Police said.

HM Coastguard initially responded to reports of a "number of people in difficulty in the water" at the seaside town.

Police did not provide the gender or age of the second body they recovered, and said the circumstances are not suspicious.

The incident was reported at 15:10 GMT on Friday, resulting in a major search involving a rescue helicopter, air ambulance and RNLI crews from Withernsea, Bridlington and Hornsea Inshore Rescue.

An RNLI spokesperson said a small number of crew members suffered minor injuries during the rescue.

Snow and ice warnings are covering much of the UK over the weekend and beyond, with a yellow warning in place for the east coast of England until 23:49 on Saturday.

At Withernsea, snow began to fall just after first light and those searching are battling bitterly cold and windy conditions.

The sea is rough, with waves crashing above the sea wall, and members of the coastguard were walking along the promenade, scanning the rocks below.

Search teams moved on to the beach as the tide started to go out, but a few inches of snow had already settled.

Withernsea Methodist Church opened its doors for prayers on Saturday morning.

Reverend Ian Greenfield said he had received messages from all over the country offering support to the seaside town.

"When we realized the severity of it and the tragedy of it, we felt it was really important that we had our church open this morning for people to come along.

"For people to be able to come and pray and to receive emotional support," he said.

The search had been paused at about 00:30 on Saturday and resumed at first light.

A spokesperson for HM Coastguard said teams from Hull, Withernsea, Hornsea and Bridlington were sent to the scene at 06:30 to continue the search.

A police spokesperson said: "Residents will continue to see an increased police presence in and around the area as the search continues.

"We continue to ask that people avoid the area to allow emergency services to work efficiently and safely."

Hornsea Inshore Rescue said on Friday it had faced "horrendous conditions" and there had been 9.8ft (3m) waves.

The operation has involved about 100 members of the emergency services, including Yorkshire Ambulance and Humberside Fire and Rescue.