The family of a 15-year-old girl who died after being pulled from a river in Tameside have described her as 'truly beautiful inside and out'.
05.06.2023 - 02:18 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 12-year-old girl who died in the shocking tragedy at Bournemouth beach earlier this week has been named and pictured for the first time.
Sunnah Khan, from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, tragically lost her life after she got into difficulty in the water at the Dorset resort on Wednesday afternoon (May 31).
17-year-old Joseph Abbess, from Southampton, has also been named by Dorset Police who released a heartbreaking tribute from his family.
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It is understood that larger than usual waves were seen in the sea at the time, as eight other people were rescued at the scene and treated by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries.
A local police investigation into the circumstances of the deaths is ongoing, and on Friday (June 2) the force impounded a pleasure boat known as the Dorset Belle in connection with incident. A man in his 40s who was 'on the water' at the time has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and released under investigation.
Sunnah's funeral at the Central Mosque in High Wycombe on Saturday was attended by more than 200 friends and family. Her close relatives and loved ones have meanwhile spoken of their sense of loss and shared their fond memories of 'popular' Sunnah, reports the Mirror.
One friend of the family told The Sun: “She will be missed by everyone, she was very popular and her death will leave a hole that will be impossible to fill. She had so much more to look forward to. She was an angel.”
A friend of Sunnah's writing on social media meanwhile called her "my little sister, my best friend, and the reason to wake up every single day". Her cousin also paid tribute by saying: "You showed me what love is."
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