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Six-year-old girl dies in UK hospital days after her family drowned

A six-year-old British-Palestinian girl has died in a UK hospital, days after her parents and sister drowned in a tragic seaside accident. Read More: https://punchng.com/six-year-old-girl-dies-in-uk-hospital-days-after-her-family-drowned/

Six-year-old girl dies in UK hospital days after her family drowned

A six-year-old British-Palestinian girl named Saja El-Khawas has passed away in a hospital following a tragic seaside drowning incident that also claimed the lives of her father, mother, and 14-year-old sister, UK police announced. Saja had been critically ill in a hospital since the tragic accident on Tuesday at Shoreham, a southern English coastal town.

She sadly succumbed to her injuries on Friday. The family, who had traveled from their residence in London to the Shoreham beach, met their untimely end after being rescued from the sea by emergency responders. Police indicated that the deaths were the result of an unfortunate accident, as suggested by CCTV footage analysis and witness testimonies.

The Palestinian Forum in Britain confirmed that the family were British citizens of Palestinian origin, with ties to the Rashidieh refugee camp in Lebanon.

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