British-Palestinian girl dies after family drowning tragedy
Six-year-old Saja El-Khawas died in hospital days after her parents and 14-year-old sister drowned off the southern English coast.
A six-year-old British-Palestinian girl named Saja El-Khawas has tragically passed away in a hospital following a drowning incident that also claimed the lives of her parents and sister, according to UK police. Saja had been in critical condition at the hospital since the incident occurred on Tuesday at Shoreham, a coastal town on England's southern coast.
She sadly succumbed to her injuries on Friday. The family, who are believed to have journeyed to the beach from their residence in London, lost their lives in the tragedy. Their father, a Palestinian refugee hailing from the Rashidieh Camp in Lebanon, mother, and 14-year-old sister were all pulled from the sea by emergency services and pronounced dead.
Sussex Police stated that the deaths were determined to be the result of a tragic accident, following an investigation that included a review of CCTV footage and testimony from witnesses. The Palestinian Forum in Britain confirmed that the family were British citizens of Palestinian descent, with ancestral ties to the Rashidieh refugee camp in Lebanon.
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