Couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by police

Police say the family travelled from their home in London and went into the sea for a swim.

Authorities still investigating deaths of Hassan El-Khawas, Zeina Alayn and their daughter Sara El-Khawas at Shoreham-by-Sea A father, mother and their teenage daughter who died off the Sussex coast on Tuesday have been identified by police. Sussex police named the victims as Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner, Zeina Al

Hassan El-Khawas, 55, Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Shoreham Fort

Emergency services believe the family had entered the water to go swimming

A young girl who was also pulled from the sea remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Father who died in Shoreham sea tragedy named as Palestinian refugee - as daughter fights for life in hospital  lbc.co.uk

A massive emergency operation was launched yesterday in Shoreham-on-Sea after with three members of a family tragically dying trying to save a younger girl

NewsUK NewsAnother girl is in critical conditionTom Burnett Content Editor21:41, 18 Aug 2026Updated 21:42, 18 Aug 2026A couple and their teenage daughter have died after getting into difficulty off the Sussex coast.‌Multiple ambulances and two air ambulances were seen in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, near the RNLI stat