Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMother Shally Rahman, 42, and her 15-year-old daughter Samiha Rahman have been named as the two individuals who died after getting into difficulty in the water off the Essex coast. A seven-year-old boy, also part of the family, remains in a serious condition in hospital following the “tragic incident”. Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach near Colchester at 5:35pm on Wednesday evening. Witnesses reported seeing a group of people on a seabank calling for help as the tide came in. Police are appealing for witnesses to assist their ongoing investigation, saying that those involved in the incident are believed to have known each other. In fullMother and teenage girl who drowned off Essex beach named by familyMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach, near Colchester, at around 5.30pm yesterday following reports that several people needed rescuing in the water, according to…

HM coastguard said it had been called to a ‘tragic incident’ on the beach on Wednesday evening