Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham

Town pays its respects to a family who died after getting into difficulty in the water off West Sussex.

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Girl, 6, dies after family killed in sea off Shoreham

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Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition after being pulled from sea in West Sussex A six-year-old girl has died in hospital three days after being pulled from the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident that also killed her mother, father and sister. Saja El-Khawas died on Friday after the deaths of her sister Sara El-Khawas, 14, and her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, on Tuesday. Co…

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Guardian Published 21 August 2026

Girl, 6, dies three days after Shoreham sea incident that killed parents and sister

BBC Published 22 August 2026

Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shoreham

BBC Published 21 August 2026

Girl, 6, dies after family killed in sea off Shoreham

Saja El-Khawas is the fourth person to die after her family got into difficulty in water off West Sussex.

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