Girl, 6, dies in hospital after three family members drown in Shoreham sea tragedy

Saja El-Khawas, 6, died in hospital after the deaths of her sister Sara El-Khawas, 14, and her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37

The little six year old was the only survivor in the horror incident, after the family fell into trouble in the water off the West Sussex coastline, but has now passed

She is the fourth person to die after her family got into difficulty in water in Shoreham.

A six-year-old girl has now died after her parents and sister drowned on Tuesday Saja El-Khawas, six, has died in hospital after she was pulled from the sea at Shoreham on Tuesday. She was pulled out of the water alongside three of her family members who also died. Saja had been in hospital in a critical condition afte

Girl, 6, dies in hospital days after three members of her Palestinian family tragically drowned near Shoreham  lbc.co.uk

NewsUK NewsThree other family members died during the incidentTom Burnett Content Editor21:10, 21 Aug 2026Saja El-Khawas, six, has died in hospital after she was pulled from the sea at Shoreham on Tuesday alongside three of her family members who also died, according to a law firm acting for the hospital and the Palest

Shoreham incident: Six-year-old girl dies in hospital after family drown  The Times

Saja El-Khawas, six, has died in hospital after she was pulled from the sea at Shoreham on Tuesday alongside three of her family members who also died.

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Sara El-Khawas died alongside her parents Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and Zeina Alayn, 37, in Shoreham-by-Sea