Girl, whose family members lost their lives after getting into difficulty in water, has also died

A girl, whose three family members lost their lives after getting into difficulty in waters off the Sussex coast, has also died.

Saja El-Khawas, six, had been in critical condition after she was pulled from the sea at Shoreham on Tuesday.

Sara el Khawas, 14, also died alongside her parents, Hassan el Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, during a trip to West Sussex.

The Palestinian embassy confirmed Mr el Khawas was a Palestinian refugee from the Rashidieh Camp in Lebanon.

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