Three members of the same family die after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. A fourth family member, a younger girl, is reported to be in hospital in a critical condition.
Police, coastguard and emergency services respond to the incident after people report seeing family members struggling in the water. The Mirror reports witness accounts that a girl may become stuck in a fishing net before the rescue attempt.
Multiple outlets also describe a large emergency response at the scene. The Evening Standard notes that several ambulances and two air ambulances are seen in Shoreham-by-Sea. The exact circumstances leading to the families’ entry into the water and what directly caused the difficulty are not fully detailed across the reports, and officials have not been quoted in the provided material.
