Three people have died after following an incident in the sea near Shoreham Fort in Sussex.
Sussex Police confirmed in a press conference this evening that a man, woman and teenage girl all from the same family, died after being pulled from the water.
The fourth person, a young girl also from the same family, is in a critical condition in hospital.
Emergency services were called to the area just before 3pm today, following reports four people had got into difficulty in the sea. Police believed they entered the water to go for a swim.
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