The discovery of a missing motorcyclist seriously injured in a roadside ditch almost three days after he crashed has been described as a "miracle" by his sister.

Anthony Margrave spent three nights in the open near Thorne, South Yorkshire, as a major search operation was launched to find him, Humberside Police said.

The 40-year-old was found six feet down the ditch, conscious and breathing, last Friday at 12.14pm. He was lying in open water near East Cowick and Thorne.

Police said they believe he hit a metal signpost on the off-side of a carriageway and then travelled about 200 metres further before falling.