Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham

Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham According to Sussex Police, the family had travelled down from London to Shoreham on Tuesday, a distance of roughly 6.3 miles (10.1km) from Brighton. The family had entered the h2o from the formation astatine Shoreham Fort at about 14:00 BST before getting into trouble. A Sussex Police spokesperson said the probe remained open, and the "current hypothesis" was that it was "a tragic accident, with nary third-party involvement". Addressing Saja's death on Friday evening, Ch Supt James Collis said: "This heartbreaking update is 1 we each feared successful the aftermath of Tuesday's tragic events." "The interaction of this calamity has been felt crossed the state and I cognize the Shoreham community, exigency responders and each progressive volition proceed to beryllium affected for a agelong clip to come." The family lived in London and were British citizens of Palestinian origin, with roots in the Rashidieh exile camp in Lebanon. Their extended family had lived in the UK for many years, the Palestinian Forum said. Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the incident a "terrible household tragedy". Follow BBC Sussex connected Facebook, external, connected X, external, and connected Instagram, external and perceive to BBC Radio Sussex on Sounds. Send your communicative ideas to , external oregon WhatsApp america connected 08081 002250.