Bournemouth beach deaths: Funeral held for girl pulled from sea

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Air ambulances connected  Bournemouth beachImage source, @buhalis

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The formation was cleared arsenic exigency services attended the incident

A ceremonial has been held for a 12-year-old miss who died aft being pulled from the oversea successful Bournemouth.

Sunnah Khan, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was named locally aft she died successful the incidental involving 10 swimmers connected Wednesday.

More than 200 radical are understood to person attended Sunnah's funeral, held by High Wycombe Mosques connected Saturday.

A 17-year-old boy, from Southampton, was besides pulled from the oversea and aboriginal died successful hospital.

Sunnah and the 17-year-old boy, who were not known to each other, sustained captious injuries successful the incidental adjacent Bournemouth Pier.

Dorset Police said it was continuing to analyse the circumstances of the incident.

Image source, Ted Harrison

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RNLI and Dorset Police person had an "increased presence" on the seafront implicit the weekend

Emergency services were called to the scene, which was packed with radical connected half-term holidays, astatine 16:32 BST.

Eight different swimmers were rescued and treated connected the beach.

RNLI and Dorset Police person had an "increased presence" on the seafront implicit the play pursuing the incident.

An earlier constabulary connection confirmed determination was nary carnal interaction with a pitchy skis oregon boat and no-one jumped from the pier during the incident.

A antheral successful his 40s, who was connected the h2o astatine the clip of the incident, was arrested connected suspicion of manslaughter and has since been released portion inquiries continue.

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