Three women's bodies found in the sea at Brighton

[BlackTogetherAgain]

This is absolutely heartbreaking.

Why didn't anyone report three women were missing?

If it's a Channel crossing, from what I understand, it's rare that women go on the boats from France, and when they do they are pushed to the back / bottom, where the risk of being crushed is high.

If it's not a crossing, what on earth has happened?

Words can't express how evil this is.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyg508gg28t

These are now the sixth, seventh and eighth black women to have been found dead in bodies of water in Southeast England since February 2024.

Calling Brighton beach a “known death trap” is misleading. Brighton seafront is used safely by thousands of people every year. What locals mean is that the sea can become dangerous in certain conditions -especially at night, in rough or choppy water, with strong currents, after drinking, or when people underestimate how quickly conditions can change.

There’s also an element of common sense involved, (though that’s not meant harshly or judgmentally towards the girls, but it's true nevertheless). Most people would recognise that going into the sea at 4-5am in rough, cold conditions carries a very different level of risk than swimming on a calm summer afternoon when lifeguards are present and there are lots of other people around.

That doesn’t make Brighton beach inherently deadly, it means the sea deserves respect, because conditions can become dangerous very quickly anywhere.

If this wasnt the case, there would be hundreds of deaths on Brighton beach every single year and very few people would survive a swim.

Near the a Pier is always going to be trickier than not - but no, not particularly unsafe
compared to the rest of the beach. Unless it’s bad weather, windy, choppy… which it was - all along the 4/5 miles of brighton & hove seafront that morning.

Yes but what a silly thing to
argue about when something like this happens. Honestly.

Totally agree. I can tell you what ‘locals’
are saying. We’re saying that it is awful, absolutely tragic that those young women lost their lives. And we’re talking to our kids and young people and reminding them to be careful, to respect the sea, to not go near it after a night out. And if a friend gets in trouble to stay OUT of the water and ring the coastguard, call for help, throw a ring if they can but to stay OUT of the water in choppy water.

But how many of them went into the water in the early hours possibly having been a bit drunk?

Yep. I had this conversation today actually. All of this.

I think there needs to be signs like the diagram I posted.

Also, as I said, a PP and I were there recently and saw no signs. (Brighton is my home town.) Whatever is there clearly isn't working. They need more effective, brighter signs.

Yes, that's where education is useful. Stats show that rescuers very often end up drowning, themselves. Much better to stay out of the water and call for help, and try to find something to hold out to the person that they can grab on to. Or get a life ring.