Girl, 14, who died after Clacton sea rescue named as Malika Shamas

Police have released the name of a 14-year-old girl who died after she was pulled from the sea in Essex.

Malika Shamas, from Luton, and two of her relatives, an 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl, were rescued at Clacton-on-Sea on Thursday afternoon.

Essex Police said the man was still in hospital in a critical condition and the 15-year-old was in a stable condition.

Lifeguards and paramedics scrambled to help the three teenagers after they were spotted struggling near Marine Parade at about 1.40pm on Thursday.

The incident came a year after 15-year-old Ben Quartermaine drowned near the pier.

Acting Detective Superintendent Paul Wells said the three teenagers were recovered from the water close to Clacton Pier.

Members of the public joined the rescue and two other people were also treated at the beach but did not need hospital treatment.

Becky Bryant, 40, said: “I saw two people being pulled from the sea and lifeguards trying to do CPR until the paramedics turned up.

“Everyone tried to take turns doing the CPR while the lifeboat went out again and retrieved the third person, who seemed not to be in such a bad way.

“It was so distressing, everyone was trying to do what they could – lifeguards, air ambulance, they truly worked as a team.”

Ms Bryant, from Wivenhoe, said the three teenagers were with a group of up to 30 people at the beach.

All three were taken to Colchester General Hospital.

The East of England Ambulance Service said its first responder arrived at the incident less than seven minutes after it was alerted to the incident.

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