Key Facts

• The family included Hossam al-Khawas, a Palestinian refugee originally from a camp in southern Lebanon.
• Four people were pulled from the water by emergency teams, including police, paramedics, coastguards, and lifeboat crews.
• Three people (a man, a woman, and a teenage girl) were pronounced dead at the scene.
• A younger girl survived but remains in critical condition in the hospital.
• The Palestinian embassy is working with British authorities to understand what happened.
• UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned about the dangers of swimming in open water and expressed sympathy for the family.
• Drownings have increased in Europe recently due to the heatwave, with several incidents reported in various countries.
• Experts say open-water swimming can be dangerous because of cold shock, currents, and sudden changes in water depth.