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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maryam Zakir-Hussain

‘Angel’ schoolgirl who died at Bournemouth beach ‘was chest-deep when she was pulled under water’

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The 12-year-old girl who died in the Bournemouth beach tragedy was chest-deep in the sea when she was pulled underwater, it has emerged as her heartbroken mother paid tribute to her “well-loved” daughter.

Sunnah Khan, 12, from High Wycombe, was standing chest-deep in the sea before the incident unfolded beside Bournemouth Pier, according to The Sun. A 17-year-old trainee chef from Southampton, Joe Abbess, also died after a struggle in the water.

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