Boy, seven, dies after mother and daughter drowned off Essex beach while trying to save him

Musa Ahmed died 'in a state of ease and peace' at the Royal London Hospital last night, his family said.

A seven-year-old boy has died a week after a mother and teenage daughter drowned in Essex.

Essex Police have named the teo family members who died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Mersea Island beach in Essex

Norfolk Police said Madalin Ilinca was stopped at the port of Dover re-entering the UK and subsequently charged

"I didn't really feel it until I got to the hospital, when they started giving me medicine for it."

Footage shows the grey reef shark circling before biting Henry Gibbs' leg during a spearfishing dive in Fiji, requiring four surgeries and a skin graft.

Tearful father who lost both wife and daughter trying to save cousin speaks for first time Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 26, 2026 5:31pm Updated July 26, 2026 5:31pm A heartbroken father who lost both his wife and daughter who drowned on a family trip to the seaside has spoken of his pain. Shelina Rah