Chiedza Nyanjowa, a 15-year-old girl from Cheshire, dies in hospital after getting into difficulties in the sea off Formby beach in Merseyside on a Bank Holiday Monday. Merseyside Police say she was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital following the incident. Her family pays tribute, saying she had wanted to become a nurse and wanted to “give back.”
Both outlets report that the incident happens while she is swimming at Formby beach, where she struggles in the water and is subsequently taken to hospital. Details about the circumstances leading up to her distress are not provided in the reports. The information that is consistent across sources is that she is 15, her name is Chiedza Nyanjowa, the location is Formby beach on Merseyside, and she is transported to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after being pulled from the water or otherwise receiving help. Police continue to reference the event as a death following difficulties in the sea.
