Couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by police
Three members of a Palestinian-British family have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham, UK. A fourth family member remains in critical condition, and authorities are treating the incident as a tragic accident.
Why it matters
Serves as a somber reminder of the dangers of open water swimming and highlights the impact of tragic accidents on immigrant communities.
Image source, Al-Arab in UK Image caption, Hassan El-Khawas, Zeina Alayn and Sara El-Khawas died after getting into difficulty in the sea
Three members of the same family who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham have been named by police.
Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas are thought to have gone into the water near Shoreham Fort on Tuesday, Sussex Police said.
A younger girl from the same family, who was pulled from the water with them, remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Police said the family had travelled from their London home to visit Shoreham and after reviewing CCTV footage investigators say they believe the deaths were a tragic accident with no third-party involvement.
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