Family of Joe, 17, pay tribute to ‘fabulous young man’ and relatives of Sunnah, 12, say she ‘was an angel’
A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who died after getting into difficulty in the water offJoe, from Southampton, was described as a “fabulous young man” who was “kind and generous, loving and caring, hardworking and funny”, according to a family statement issued by Dorset police.
Ten people were recovered from the water when emergency services attended the scene on Wednesday afternoon. Joe and Sunnah sustained critical injuries and later died in hospital. Eight other people were treated by paramedics for injuries that were not life-threatening. Mohammed Rafiq, 65, a trustee at the Wycombe Islamic Mission and Mosque, said friends of Sunnah’s family and the local community are “not any wiser” about what happened. “All we know is just from hearsay,” he said.
“We know that the beach was very busy when this incident occurred. I am urging anyone who saw what happened, or has any information that may assist our investigation, to please come forward.“As with any investigation of this nature, we have to look at all factors connected to the state of the water,” he said.
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