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Boy, seven, dies after Essex coast incident that killed cousin and aunt

The Guardian World Wednesday 29 July 2026, 12:20 UTC By Press Association 1 min read
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Musa Ahmed was being treated in intensive care in London hospital after being pulled from West Mersea seaA seven-year-old boy has died a week after an incident off the Essex coast in which his teenage cousin and her mother died as they tried to rescue him. Musa Ahmed was being treated for life-threatening injuries after being pulled from the sea near West Mersea beach on 22 July.

Musa Ahmed was being treated in intensive care in London hospital after being pulled from West Mersea sea

A seven-year-old boy has died a week after an incident off the Essex coast in which his teenage cousin and her mother died as they tried to rescue him.

Musa Ahmed was being treated for life-threatening injuries after being pulled from the sea near West Mersea beach on 22 July.

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