TEENAGE GIRL AND WOMAN DIE AFTER GROUP GETS INTO DIFFICULTIES IN SEA OFF ESSEX BEACH
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WHAT HAPPENED
Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after five people got into difficulty in the waters off an Essex beach. A third person remains in hospital in a serious condition, and two others are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to The Guardian, Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after five people got into difficulty in the waters off an Essex beach.
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- The Guardian: Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after five people got into difficulty in the waters off an Essex beach.
- The Guardian: A third person remains in hospital in a serious condition, and two others are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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- 23/07/2026, 12:29 PRIMARY FEED TEENAGE GIRL AND WOMAN DIE AFTER GROUP GETS INTO DIFFICULTIES IN SEA OFF ESSEX BEACH (The Guardian • 16 mins ago) [Story Intel]
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