General · 23 July 2026
Mother and daughter drown saving child off Essex beach
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A British-Bangladeshi mother and her 15-year-old daughter died on Wednesday afternoon after drowning off the coast near Colchester, UK. They were trying to rescue a six-year-old child swept away by strong currents due to an incoming high tide at West Mersea. Other injured family members were airlifted to a London hospital.
Reported by sylhetmirror.com · How we write briefs