Sussex Police is continuing to investigate the discovery of the bodies of three women in the sea off Brighton beach this morning (May 13).
The beach has now reopened and officers have left the scene, following a major search and rescue operation which began at 5.45am.
The Argus understands officers are exploring a number of lines of enquiry, one of which being that the women may have entered the water from the beach near to where they were found and got into difficulty.
The force has now issued an update and confirmed that they are still working to identify the women.
A spokesman said: “Emergency services were first called to concern for a single person in the water near Black Rocks car park in Madeira Drive. On arrival, two more bodies were sadly recovered from the sea nearby.
“We are working hard to follow up a number of lines of enquiry to identify the three women and understand exactly what has happened.”
Chief Superintendent Adam Hays said: “I understand the impact this tragic incident has had on the local community and more widely.
“This is a sensitive investigation and we know the public are keen to understand the full circumstances. But our priority at this time is identifying these three women and locating their families, who at this point remain unaware they have lost loved ones.
“I would ask for people’s patience while we conduct these enquiries and to avoid speculation while this is ongoing.
“Anyone with information that could help is asked to contact police online or via 101, quoting Operation Ledmore.”
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