Three dead after Shoreham-by-Sea incident were members of same family, police say

HM Coastguard deployed a helicopter alongside rescue teams from Shoreham, Littlehampton and Newhaven, as well as an RNLI lifeboat (Sky News)

Three members of the same family – a man, a woman, and a teenage girl – have died after getting into difficulty in the water off Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, Sussex Police have said.
A younger girl from the same family was rescued and taken to hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.
Emergency services, including HM Coastguard, the RNLI, Sussex Police, and air ambulances, were called to Shoreham Fort on Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Superintendent James Collis confirmed the three fatalities and stated that the family’s next of kin have been informed.
The emergency response led to local travel disruption, with the A259 Brighton Road blocked in both directions.