Young Jersey fundraiser raises over £2,000 on a virtual Channel swim

A young fundraiser from Jersey has raised more than £2,000 for charity by swimming the distance of the English Channel.

14-year-old Ocean Brown took on the challenge to raise money for Jersey Hospice Care to thank them for their care of 'Charlie' Gravett, who passed away on 6 July.

Ocean began her virtual swim during lockdown in a paddling pool in her garden. She completed the final mile in St Catherine's Bay alongside 25 others - including Charlie's wife, the cross-Channel swimmer Sally Minty-Gravett MBE, who describes her as a 'star'.

Representatives from Hospice were also on hand to congratulate her for accomplishing the feat.

Ocean has already doubled her fundraising target and is still accepting donations online.