No boat involved in Bournemouth beach deaths, investigators say
No vessel was involved in the deaths of two children who drowned at a popular beach, investigators have said.
Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, and 17-year-old Joe Abbess, from Southampton, were pulled from the sea near Bournemouth Pier on 31 May. A sightseeing boat was impounded and a man, who was "on the water" at the time, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, police previously said.Image caption,A spokesperson said: "Having conducted a thorough preliminary assessment of the circumstances of this tragic accident the MAIB has decided that no formal investigation will be launched.
"This was a truly tragic accident but our understanding of the circumstances is that it did not involve a vessel and therefore is not something the Branch would investigate."In the immediate aftermath, the Dorset Belle sightseeing boat was impounded by police, but the force said it was "just one of several lines of inquiry".
It added that none of the swimmers were involved in any collision or contact with any vessel in the water.Riptides are strong currents running out to sea that can quickly drag people and objects away from the shallows of the shoreline and out to deeper water.
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