Three Women Dead in Brighton

[Al Gorithum]

Three women pulled from the sea. Truly tragic for all involved. Not much info at the moment, not even next of kin informed. My Daughter graduated from Sussex Uni last year and is in Brighton at the moment so I know it quite well.

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Absolutely horrendous

[Bonefish Blues]

I'd thought that perhaps they were wild swimming?

[Huzzah]

I thought they were swimmers in difficulty.

[Earthdweller]

Very sad

They have now been identified and next of kin informed

There was a student night at a nightclub on the esplanade which finished at 4am, one theory is they went for a paddle after and got into difficulty before the alarm was raised after 5am

[CloudStuff]

Absolutely f***ing heart breaking.

[Badda]

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

[Murph7355]

Badda said:

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

FWIW I didn't read that as suggesting they wouldn't be. More not knowing the lay of the land of a British Coast where people can get into bother quite easily.

[scenario8]

Really? It doesn t sound an unreasonable thought. When I saw the headline yesterday I wondered if they were from an unsuccessful channel crossing. There have been incidents of foreign born swimming groups unused to local conditions getting into difficulty. A number of bodies together being such an unusual event otherwise.

[_Rodders_]

Murph7355 said:

Badda said:

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

FWIW I didn't read that as suggesting they wouldn't be. More not knowing the lay of the land of a British Coast where people can get into bother quite easily.

Or swimming proficiency, which is shocking in some countries.

Either way truly horrendous for those involved.

[Dogwatch]

Bonefish Blues said:

I'd thought that perhaps they were wild swimming?

Fully clothed as I understand it.

Perhaps went for a paddle and one or more got into difficulty, others tried to help?

[_Rodders_]

Dogwatch said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'd thought that perhaps they were wild swimming?

Fully clothed as I understand it.

Perhaps went for a paddle and one or more got into difficulty, others tried to help?

Alcohol and hypothermia possibly involved too.

They're giving very little away at the moment.

[butchstewie]

The whole thing just sounds like poor judgement that's turned into a tragedy

[Cold]

Dogwatch said:

Bonefish Blues said:

I'd thought that perhaps they were wild swimming?

Fully clothed as I understand it.

Perhaps went for a paddle and one or more got into difficulty, others tried to help?

That certainly sounds the most likely. The beach is odd down at that bit and shelves away quite quickly once you're in the water.

[Al Gorithum]

Badda said:

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

I meant because at that point no families had reported missing people, which made sense to me if the families were abroad.

[98elise]

Murph7355 said:

Badda said:

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

FWIW I didn't read that as suggesting they wouldn't be. More not knowing the lay of the land of a British Coast where people can get into bother quite easily.

Agreed, thats how I read it.

[fourstardan]

Does feel like it was the dry robe club. That said it was very early doors in the morning at like 6am?

Been some very big winds on the south coast this week.

[Bluevanman]

All related

[DJC76]

Murph7355 said:

FWIW I didn't read that as suggesting they wouldn't be. More not knowing the lay of the land of a British Coast where people can get into bother quite easily.

Tragic event.


That’s how I read it. A lot of people don’t realise how steep pebble beaches drop off and how strong the currents can be along there. As someone who grew up down there it was a fairly regular occurrence people going in and not coming out. The pier to the marina is quite the distance, shows how strong the longshore current is.

[WestyCarl]

DJC76 said:

Murph7355 said:

FWIW I didn't read that as suggesting they wouldn't be. More not knowing the lay of the land of a British Coast where people can get into bother quite easily.

Tragic event.


That s how I read it. A lot of people don t realise how steep pebble beaches drop off and how strong the currents can be along there. As someone who grew up down there it was a fairly regular occurrence people going in and not coming out. The pier to the marina is quite the distance, shows how strong the longshore current is.

Plus the bars and nightclubs under the promanade, when I was at Uni there a few times people suggested a paddle at 3am after a good night. Thankfully we were lucky and stayed safe.

[Badda]

Al Gorithum said:

Badda said:

Al Gorithum said:

My first thought is that perhaps they're foreign.

Needless. They'd still be humans.

I meant because at that point no families had reported missing people, which made sense to me if the families were abroad.

Fair. I’m overly cynical about the far right on here I think.

As it happens, sounds as if they were young students from the uni who made tragically poor choices.