Shoreham deaths - latest: First pictures of tragic refugee family pulled from sea

Three members of the same family who died after getting into difficulty in the water off Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex have been named and pictured for the first time

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

Palestinian embassy named man as Hossam al-Khawas but was unable to confirm names of other family members A father who died alongside a woman and a teenage girl off the Sussex coast on Tuesday was a Palestinian refugee, the Palestinian embassy has said. The embassy in London named him as Hossam al-Khawas from the Rashi

Hossam Al-Khawas sadly died alongside two other family members in a drowning tragedy on Tuesday

A young girl from the same family remains in a critical condition

The Palestinian embassy confirmed Hossam Al-Khawas entered the water with three family members

Father pulled from the sea along with family was Palestinian refugee | ITV News  ITVX

Hossam Al-Khawas, a woman and teenage girl were pronounced dead.

Hossam Al-Khawas, a woman and teenage girl were pronounced dead.

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

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