Girl, 6, dies days after Shoreham sea tragedy killed three family members

A six-year-old girl has died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex, in an incident which also killed her father, mother and sister.

Saja El-Khawas, a British Palestinian from London, was pulled from the sea by emergency crews on Tuesday.

Her father Hassan El Khawas, 55, mother Zeina Alayn, 37, and 14-year-old sister Sara, died despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene.

Emergency services were called to the sea off Shoreham Fort at about 14:40 BST on Tuesday to a report of four people in difficulty in the water.

In a statement, Sussex Police said the family had travelled down from their home in London to visit Shoreham that day.

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