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Teenage girl and woman die after group gets into difficulties in sea off Essex beach

The Guardian World Thursday 23 July 2026, 09:45 UTC By Rachel Hall 1 min read
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Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after several people got into difficulty in the water at an Essex beach. A third person remains in hospital in a serious condition, and two other people are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Essex police said in a statement on Thursday morning.

Three others in group, believed to know each other, are in hospital after incident at West Mersea

A teenage girl and a woman in her 40s have died after several people got into difficulty in the water at an Essex beach.

A third person remains in hospital in a serious condition, and two other people are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Essex police said in a statement on Thursday morning.

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