Girl fights for her life in hospital after three family members die in beach tragedy

Emergency responders are attending an incident off the Sussex coast following reports of four people in difficulty in the open water.

Several ambulances and two air ambulances were seen near the RNLI station in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex , on Tuesday afternoon.

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