Latest fatalities at popular beach, following series of serious incidents around Britain’s coasts

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Camber Sands, East Sussex, UK. Photo source: ©© Mm1975

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Five men died after being pulled from the sea and a sixth person is thought to be missing in a British seaside tragedy that took place on the hottest day of the year so far.

Suggestions that the deaths may be linked to jellyfish have been ruled out, as the fatal incidents are under investigation.

According to figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as part of its ongoing Respect the Water campaign, 168 people drowned accidentally in the UK’s tidal waters last year. This is the most since records began being collected in 2011…

Read Full Article, Guardian UK (08-24-2016)

Camber Sands deaths: Victims ‘could have underestimated tide’; BBC News (08-25-2016)

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