A woman is taken to hospital in crucial situation in what PM Burnham calls a ‘horrible household tragedy’.
Printed On 19 Aug 2026
Three members of a Palestinian British household have drowned after coming into the ocean off England’s Sussex coast, the Palestinian embassy in London says.
The embassy introduced their deaths on Wednesday, a day after the household went for a swim close to Shoreham Fort in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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The daddy, Hossam al-Khawas, was a Palestinian refugee from the Rashidieh Camp in southern Lebanon close to Tyre, the Press Affiliation information company reported.
Police, paramedics, coastguard crews and a lifeboat had been deployed on the scene the place 4 individuals had been pulled from the water.
Al-Khawas, a lady and a teenage lady had been pronounced useless. A youthful lady was taken to hospital in a crucial situation.
“The Embassy is intently monitoring the incident and is making the mandatory contacts with the related British authorities to determine its circumstances and to verify on the situation of the injured lady,” the Palestinian mission in the UK mentioned in a press release.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday warned of the risks of open water swimming after the incident, which he described as “a horrible household tragedy”, the BBC reported.
He mentioned he sends his “finest needs and love” to the household and buddies of those that died in addition to the lady who stays in crucial situation.
Drownings have surged throughout Europe as individuals search reduction from the heatwave on the continent with incidents reported in France, Germany and the UK. Consultants warned that open-water swimming can carry hidden dangers, together with chilly water shock, robust currents and sudden adjustments in depth.
