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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Lloyd

PM warns of open water swimming dangers after three die in ‘terrible tragedy’

(Jamie Lashmar/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Prime Minister has warned of the dangers of open water swimming as he called the deaths of a mother, father and their teenage daughter who got into difficulty in water off Sussex “a terrible family tragedy”.

Andy Burnham said the Government can “always” do more on water safety after the incident when four people were pulled from the water in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, on Tuesday afternoon.

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