Sussex Police (Official Statement): In their formal release identifying the victims of the Shoreham-by-Sea…

Who reported it

• • dailymail.comINDEP
  • standard.co.ukINDEP
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• • hellorayo.co.ukUNCLASSIFIED
  • perspectivemedia.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • standard.co.ukINDEP
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• • independent.co.ukINDEP
  • radionewshub.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • standard.co.ukINDEP
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• mylondon.newsUNCLASSIFIED

References

• dailymail.comFamily who drowned off Sussex beach were a Palestinian refugee, his wife and daughter - as video shows moment lifeboat battled heavy seas in desperate search for victimsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• hellorayo.co.ukFather who died after entering water off Sussex was Palestinian refugeeScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• independent.co.ukPalestinian refugee family who died after incident in sea off Sussex are namedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• mylondon.newsMum, dad and daughter who died after entering water off Sussex coast namedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• perspectivemedia.comFather who died after entering water off Sussex was Palestinian refugeeScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• radionewshub.comFather, mother and daughter who died after entering water off Sussex namedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13
• standard.co.ukFather, mother and daughter who died after entering water off Sussex namedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-20T11:17:13

Carried by multiple outlets

• Hassan El-Khawas, 55, his partner Zeina Alayn, 37, and their 14-year-old daughter Sara El-Khawas died after entering the sea near Shoreham Fort in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, on Tuesday afternoondailymail.com, hellorayo.co.uk, independent.co.uk, mylondon.news, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
• A fourth family member, a young girl, was pulled from the water and remains in hospital in critical conditiondailymail.com, hellorayo.co.uk, independent.co.uk, mylondon.news, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
• Hassan El-Khawas was a Palestinian refugee from the Rashidieh Camp in Lebanondailymail.com, hellorayo.co.uk, independent.co.uk, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
• The family had travelled from their home in London to Shoreham for the daydailymail.com, hellorayo.co.uk, independent.co.uk, mylondon.news, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
• Sussex Police found no evidence of third-party involvement and concluded the deaths were a tragic accidentindependent.co.uk, mylondon.news, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
• The Palestinian embassy confirmed Hassan El-Khawas's status as a Palestinian refugeedailymail.com, hellorayo.co.uk, independent.co.uk, radionewshub.com, standard.co.uk
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Reported by one outlet only

• A video shows the moment a lifeboat battled heavy seas in desperate search for victimsonly dailymail.com
• The family lived in a first-floor, two-bedroom council flat in north-west London and had lived there for ten yearsonly dailymail.com
• A neighbour named Sam said Hassan was 'a lovely man' and that he saw him in the shared garden a couple of days before the incidentonly dailymail.com
• Two of the family's youngest children were born since they had been living in the flatonly dailymail.com
• The family 'spoke little about their life before coming to the UK'only dailymail.com
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham praised the swift action of emergency services and urged the public to remain vigilant regarding hidden dangers of open water swimmingonly independent.co.uk

Reported unevenly

• Whether Hassan El-Khawas's name is spelled 'Hassan El-Khawas' or 'Hossam Al-Khawas'stated by dailymail.com (Hassan El-Khawas), independent.co.uk (Hassan El-Khawas), mylondon.news (Hassan El-Khawas), radionewshub.com (Hassan El-Khawas), standard.co.uk (Hassan El-Khawas) · absent from hellorayo.co.uk (both 'Hossam Al-Khawas' in body and 'Hassan El-Khawas' in opening paragraph; inconsistent within single outlet), perspectivemedia.com (Hossam Al-Khawas)
• Time when family entered the water: approximately 2pm or around 3pmstated by hellorayo.co.uk (around 2pm), independent.co.uk (around 3pm is implied by 'around 3pm yesterday while sea conditions were choppy' in dailymail.com; independent.co.uk does not specify time in provided excerpt) · absent from dailymail.com states drowning occurred 'at around 3pm yesterday', hellorayo.co.uk states family 'entered the water from the beach at Shoreham Fort around 2pm'

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

• Confirm whether Zeina Alayn was Hassan El-Khawas's wife or partner: dailymail.com consistently uses 'wife' while most other outlets use 'partner'—this may reflect different family circumstances or different editorial choices based on the same facts, and the underlying relationship status should be confirmed from primary sources.
• Confirm the correct spelling and name order for the father: multiple outlets use 'Hassan El-Khawas' while hellorayo.co.uk and perspectivemedia.com use 'Hossam Al-Khawas'. Verify which spelling appears in official police identification, Palestinian embassy statements, or other primary documentation.
• Confirm the time the family entered the water: hellorayo.co.uk states 'around 2pm' while the timelines in other articles (which focus on the 3pm drowning time) may conflict. Verify from Sussex Police statements or witness accounts.
• Confirm whether Andy Burnham is the correct Prime Minister at the time of this event (19 August 2026): independent.co.uk attributes a statement to 'Prime Minister Andy Burnham', but Andy Burnham's title and role should be verified as UK Prime Minister for August 2026.