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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie

'Very strong' tide caused Essex beach deaths, says father of London boy, 7, fighting for life

The father of a boy critically ill following a beach tragedy which left two other family members dead has released a statement criticising “misinformation” around exactly what happened.

East Londoner Shelina Rahman, 41, and her daughter Sameeha Rahman, 15, died in the incident at West Mersea Beach on Wednesday, while seven-year-old Musa Ahmed was left fighting for life in a London hospital.

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