Police update on Bournemouth beach investigation after boy, 17, and girl, 12, die

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Police have issued an update after a a 17-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl died in the sea off Bournemouth beach. Dorset police confirmed that no vessel is believed to have made "physical contact" with the pair.

Officers received a report from paramedics at around 4.30pm on Wednesday afternoon. The boy and girl sustained "critical injuries" and later died in hospital.

Meanwhile, eight other people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A man in his 40s, who was “on the water” at the time, has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, according to police.

A force spokesman said: “We continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident that occurred yesterday resulting in the deaths of a 12-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy. Read more: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community “We are working with partner agencies to understand what has caused the tragedy.