Burnham issues open-water swimming warning after ‘terrible family tragedy’ in Sussex
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Key context: <p>Parents and daughter died in incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, with girl from same family in critical condition</p><p>Andy Burnham 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”.</p><p>The prime minister expressed his sympathies as a young girl from the same family remained in a critical condition in hospital.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/19/andy-burnham-dangers-open-water-swimming-family-tragedy-sussex">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Parents and daughter died in incident in Shoreham-by-Sea, with girl from same family in critical conditionAndy Burnham 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”.The prime minister expressed his sympathies as a young girl from the same family remained in a critical condition in hospital. Continue reading...
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