A man was killed in a tragic jet ski accident in front of horrified beachgoers, bringing the Bank Holiday death toll to six people.
Emergency services scrambled to Worthing beach, near Goring-by-Sea, yesterday evening, shortly before 6pm.
A 26-year-old was said to have been involved in an accident with a jet ski, with witnesses saying they saw a boat overturn.
Despite the best efforts of medics after they were rushed to hospital, the man died shortly afterwards.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: "Emergency services responded to a report of a medical incident in the sea at Worthing Beach, shortly before 6pm on Monday, May 29.
"A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital where he was later declared to have deceased.
"His next of kin have been informed."
The Coastguard said the man died after he became "separated from his jet ski" and they responded along with the air ambulance.
A spokesperson for the service said: "HM Coastguard, Sussex Police, South East Ambulance Service and an air ambulance responded to reports of a man separated from his jet ski off Goring-by-Sea yesterday, 29 May. At around 6pm a Coastguard Recue Team from Littlehampton and a lifeboat from Littlehampton RNLI were sent to the scene."
This comes as at least five other people died across the Bank Holiday weekend, as the country enjoyed the hot weather and blue skies.
As temperatures soared with the country moving into summer, the body of a 15-year-old boy was recovered rom the River Eden in Carlisle, Cumbria, on Saturday afternoon.
Lewis Kirkpatrick got into difficulty with three other boys on Friday evening before his body was later found and an unnamed 14-year-old was left in a critical condition in hospital.
Two men in their 20s died after being pulled from the water off the coast of Devon, police confirmed.
Devon and Cornwall Police rushed to the scene in Oddicombe, Torbay, following reports of concern for two people in the water.
The pair were rescued at around 8.50am on Saturday - but sadly, one of them was declared deceased at the scene and the other died after being taken to Torbay District Hospital.
It came just days after the body of Tyler Wilson, 16, - was pulled from the River Calder in Castleford, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday.
Taking to social media, Tyler's mum Zoe Marie Scott said: "Love you and forever my boy. Until we meet again."
The bodies of an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were recovered by divers at High Eske Nature Reserve, near Tickton, also on Wednesday, with four swimmers rescued.
