The Latest Breaking News from Dorset Police

Hundreds attend funeral of girl drowned in the sea off Bournemouth beach

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a 12-year-old girl who died after being pulled from the sea in Bournemouth.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2023

Toxic trio police squad of racists, sexists and bullies guilty of gross misconduct

Inspector Nick Mantle, PC Mark Jordan-Gill and PC Paul Perdrisat were described as 'testosterone-fuelled, neanderthal thugs' whose behaviour belonged in the 1980s - the bullying led one officer to contemplate suicide

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2023

Everything we know about the Bournemouth beach deaths

Low tide on 31 May was at 1:44pm and it was a 1m tide, while high tide was at 7:35pm and was 1.89m

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Bournemouth pleasure boat seized by police returned to pier twice as beach tragedy unfolded

Dorset Belle was impounded by officers on Thursday and was the subject of further searches on Friday

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Bournemouth MP calls for safety review and end to rumours after two kids die in tragedy

Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, has encouraged Dorset Police to clarify the general circumstances of the tragic accident in which a boy and a girl died to avoid further speculation

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

What happened at Bournemouth beach? Everything we know

Low tide on 31 May was at 1:44pm and it was a 1m tide, while high tide was at 7:35pm and was 1.89m

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Everything we know about impounded sightseeing boat after Bournemouth beach deaths

Pleasure boat remains cordoned off by police on Friday

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Police surround 'impounded' boat as Bournemouth beach death investigation continues

The Dorset Belle has been moved to a marina in Poole under a police cordon since Thursday afternoon (June 1)

Bristol Post · Jun 2, 2023

Inspections continue of sightseeing boat at centre of Bournemouth beach deaths

The sightseeing boat has been impounded and remains at anchor at Cobb’s Quay, Poole Harbour.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Father of Bournemouth tragedy survivor addresses rumours as police probe pleasure boat

Two children died after being pulled from the sea near Bournemouth Pier

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023