{"id":364015,"date":"2026-07-23T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-and-daughter-die-after-trying-to-rescue-young-boy-off-essex-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:35","slug":"mother-and-daughter-die-after-trying-to-rescue-young-boy-off-essex-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mother-and-daughter-die-after-trying-to-rescue-young-boy-off-essex-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother and daughter die after trying to rescue young boy off Essex coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/h7vrHq2wbmw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mother and daughter die after trying to rescue young boy off Essex coast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h7vrHq2wbmw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A mother and daughter died trying to help rescue a member of the family who got into difficulties in the sea near a holiday park, police have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Essex Police were called to Seaview Avenue and the beach area of West Mersea near Colchester at 5.30pm on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, Essex Police confirmed that a woman aged 41 and her 15-year-old daughter from London had died trying to help a seven year-old boy. 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