Brighton beach incident latest: Bodies of three women found in sea

"Emergency services were called to concerns for the welfare of three women in the sea at around 5.45am on Wednesday. The women's bodies were later pulled from the sea near Madeira Drive, the force said. Chief Superintendent Adam Hays said: This is a tragic incident and fast-moving enquiries are ongoing to confirm the identities of these three women and understand exactly what has happened."

"I know this is concerning for the community, but I would ask the public to stay away from the scene at this time while emergency services continue their work. We will provide further updates as soon as they are available. Police later confirmed three bodies had been recovered from the water."

"Video footage from earlier this morning shows a large search and rescue operation taking place off Brighton Beach. Police later confirmed three bodies had been recovered from the water. The bodies of three women were recovered from the sea off Brighton on Wednesday morning, Sussex Police have said."

Emergency services were called at around 5:45am on Wednesday after concerns were raised for the welfare of three women in the sea off Brighton. Sussex Police later confirmed that the women’s bodies were recovered from the water near Madeira Drive. Video footage from earlier that morning showed a large search and rescue operation off Brighton Beach. Chief Superintendent Adam Hays said inquiries were ongoing to confirm the identities of the three women and to understand exactly what happened. Police asked the public to stay away from the scene while emergency services continued their work. Further updates were promised as soon as they became available.

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