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- Police and coastguard arrived at Brighton beach after a 5:45 a.m. alert, deploying a helicopter and two lifeboats.
- The Royal National Lifeboat Institution launched the Brighton Lifeboat and Shoreham all-weather lifeboat at about 6 a.m.
- Three women were recovered dead from the sea near Madeira Drive on Brighton beach as authorities work to identify them.
- Chief Superintendent Adam Hays called the incident tragic and asked the public to avoid the area.
