Wereld · UK family tragedyPalestinian Family of 3 Drowns at Shoreham Beach — Young Daughter CriticalGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Three members of the same Palestinian0:01[music]0:01family from London are dead after0:03swimming together off Shoreham Beach on0:05the 18th of August, and their younger0:07daughter remains in critical condition.0:10Sussex police [music] named those who0:11died as father Hassan Eloise, mother0:13Zana Alime, and their 14-year-old0:15daughter Sarah. [music] Four members of0:17the family were in the water near0:18Shoreham Fort on Shoreham Beach in West0:20Sussex when they got into difficulty.0:22Two other children from the same family0:24stayed on shore. The emergency response0:26was led by RNLI Shoreham [music] and0:28Sussex police on the water.0:30Those who remained on shore, the two0:32children who did not enter the sea,0:33survived. Sussex police have discounted0:36[music] claims circulating on social0:37media that fishing nets were involved.0:39Investigators are appealing for anyone0:41who was on the beach at the time to come0:42forward with witness accounts [music]0:44and phone or camera footage. The family0:46is Palestinian and from London. [music]0:48A statement attributed to the0:50Palestinian Forum in Britain cited0:51currents where the group was swimming.0:53Reports at the time noted no lifeguards0:55were [music] present on that stretch of0:56beach when the family went in. Tributes0:58have followed, including from local MP1:00Tom Rutland, while the prime minister1:02praised the emergency [music] response.1:04What remains unresolved is the younger1:05girl's condition, the precise sea1:07conditions that overwhelmed four1:09swimmers [music] at once, and whether1:10lifeguard provision and warnings at1:12Shoreham Beach will be examined as the1:13police investigation and any coronial1:15[music] process continue.1:17This account comes from a single report1:19published on the 19th of August.1:21Like and follow for more stories that1:23matter.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
