Four members of family died after ‘getting into trouble’ in sea

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published September 2, 2026 11:14am Updated September 2, 2026 11:15am Zeina Alayn, left, pictured alongside her daughter, Sarah, middle, and husband Hossam Al-Khawas, right Four family members died after being pulled from the sea off the Sussex coast, an inquest has heard. Hussam El-Khawas, 55, his wife Zeina Alayan, 37, older daughter Sara El-Khawas, 14, and youngest daughter Saja El-Khawas, six, died after members of the public reported them ‘getting into trouble in the sea’. Saja was rescued from the water at Shoreham-by-Sea and resuscitated, but died on August 21 in hospital after showing signs of a brain injury throughout treatment. An inquest into the deaths of all four family members opened at Horsham on Tuesday. The hearing heard that the RNLI was cal