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

They were in "going out" clothes though - you dont swim in your clothes and if this was a planned trip to memorialise their mother or it was her birthday then their family would know about it. Also, why do it at 4am when the sea was freezing cold and rough?

God their poor father. What tragedy he has seen in his life.

The speculation on this thread!

We’ll never know but if they did have a suicide pact, perhaps they chose to go out in style and chose a time when no one was about so they could not be rescued.

Speculation is a normal human response to incomplete information, especially in cases with emotionally striking details like this one. Three people have been found dead with no obvious explanation. Thats not a usual occurrence (thank goodness) so of course people are going to wonder about it.

It would be a bit odd if they didnt and just accepted that finding three bodies in water near the beach was nothing to be concerned about or something not even note worthy.

It should be respectful of course, I am not denying that.

I think any CCTV with their whereabouts the night and hours previous to this will be obviously crucial. They either had a big night out (despite the family saying they were not clubbers or drinkers) that’s one explanation to being on a cold beach at 4/5am in going out clothes. I remember that night and it was very, very cold.

Or for whatever reason it was an early morning walk to watch the sun rise? And maybe an accident occurred then. But CCTV should show the movements. I’m assuming around Brighton there’s lots of CCTV. Not on the beach but clubs, streets.

I’m sure you feel better for explaining that to me.

It may be a natural response but that doesn’t mean we have to indulge in speculation about their ethnicity, religion, whether they were drinkers or not, whether they were celebrating or commemorating etc etc. It’s undignified and prurient for those speculating and totally disrespectful to these three young women and their family.

Speculation is a normal human response to incomplete information, especially in cases with emotionally striking details like this one.

And police invariably ask people not to speculate on social media. Keep your normal human responses to yourself.
Any relevant information will come out at the inquest, and meanwhile rampant speculation is not helpful to the family.

And I’m sure you feel better lecturing everyone on how they should behave. But if you think discussing the publicly known facts of this case is inherently immoral, why are you even on a thread specifically about the case? your reply is just continuing this discussion further.

There’s a clear difference between vile conspiracy theories and people trying to understand an unusual set of circumstances. Asking whether three adults found in the sea at 5am in Brighton may have been out socialising is not some outrageous act of disrespect it’s a normal human reaction to an unexplained tragedy.

Pretending otherwise doesn’t make you more compassionate, it just makes you sanctimonious.

Ive been out in Brighton plenty of times clubbing and I dont see that as some kind of character flaw or insult. It's what young people do and it's perfectly normal behaviour in Brighton.

Did you know that it’s possible to have a thought and choose not to post it onto the internet? It is possible to speculate and decide that, as there is no benefit to you sharing your speculation, and it might cause harm to people who are already going through hell, you will keep your speculation to yourself.

There is an obvious explanation, which multiple people who know the beach have outlined.

It is actually extremely common for there to be multiple victims in accidental drownings, unfortunately. It is human nature to try and help, so one person gets into difficulty and others try to help and become victims themselves.

This is the same reason the RNLI will always treat rescues of dogs in the water as emergencies too - because of the number of people who get into difficulty trying to save them.

The stretch of beach in question is dangerous, with a strong current and a steep drop off. There are often unpredictable wave patterns so it’s easy to get swept off your feet even if you are just paddling your toes or stood near the waterline.

So why are you reading and posting on this thread then?

Kindly stop weaponising “the black friends” in your life like this. We are not here to be referred to in such ways. You can make your point without doing this.

There are also many of us who can and do swim FYI

Yes!!!!! Speculation doesnt have to be the complete loss of empathy

My half Bajan half Grenadan friend swims as does her 2 siblings. Her Bajan friend with 2 daughters they all swim. Admittedly my Bajan friend when she lived on the island, she mostly swam in the public swimming pool there, not much in the sea but sometimes in the sea. My friend with Antiguan parents, he swims as does his daughter. My friend with an Anguillan dad she swims. St Lucian friend swims. Dominican parents friend he swims! My Jamaican friends as far as I know they swim. So it’s a total myth that black people cannot and do not swim.

They could have well been out for a night out, not drinking and decided to take a dip in the sea, maybe there was a sunrise which was spectacular. The main thing is, they didn’t know the wave strengths nor did they know about the dropping shingle shelf. I’ve googled and the sea at that time is out, not in. So maybe they were walking along the beach and thought they were “safe” because the tide was out.

I've googled and the sea at that time is out, not in.

Do you mean it was out on the morning in question? Because the time of high and low tide changes every day.

It was out in the morning in question.

what difference does it make if the tide was in or out,
they could have walked out to go in the sea.

although it does make you wonder if they fell asleep on the beach but i guess they have established the cause of death as drowning.
so very sad

That’s what I said, they could’ve walked out when the tide was out to go into the sea. But they didn’t realise the strength of the waves or the shingle drop. I’ve been at a beach with shifting sands and we were told not to go in the sea under any circumstances.

A lot of difference in Brighton. When the tide is out you don't get the steep shingle banks that you do at high tide, that make exiting the water extremely difficult. At low tide the sand and pebbles are generally just gently sloping with only the crashing waves and tidal pull to worry about - it's usually possible to crawl out if you can't stay on your feet.

It's so sad. i think alcohol was a factor. Maybe one went in, the others tried to help.