Three dead after family get into difficulty in water off Shoreham-by-Sea

A man, woman and teenage girl have died, while a younger girl is in a critical condition, say Sussex police A couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty in the sea off the West Sussex coast, police said on Tuesday. A man, a woman and a teenage girl died after the incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, the chief superintendent of Sussex police, James Collis, said. A younger girl from the same family was taken to hospital in a critical condition, Collis added. The next of kin have been informed. Collis said it is understood that all four got into difficulty in the water after going for a swim. He added: “Our thoughts are with the friends and family. I know this incident will have a profound effect on the community.” Emergency services were called at about 2.40pm to reports of four people in difficulty in the sea. All four were brought to shore. The coastguard is not searching for anyone else. A spokesperson for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex said both of its helicopters and critical care team had been sent to the scene as part of the response, and Shoreham RNLI said its lifeboat had been called out at 3pm. Tom Rutland, the MP for Shoreham, offered his c

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