A six-year-old girl has died in hospital several days after three members of her family drowned in a tragedy at Shoreham beach, bringing the death toll from the incident to four. The child had been receiving hospital treatment since the initial incident, and her death has deepened the impact of what was already a devastating loss for the family.

Three relatives died in the water at Shoreham beach, with the young girl critically injured and taken to hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Further details on the circumstances of the drownings, the identities of those involved and any police or coastguard investigation have not been specified in the available report.