Police stated that a 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy who drowned after being dragged from the water off a beach in Bournemouth had “no physical contact” with a vessel on the water.
Dorset Police stated that it was still “investigating the circumstances that led to several swimmers becoming distressed.”
A male in his forties has been taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter.
Eight additional individuals received non-life-threatening injuries.
Wednesday at 16:32 BST, emergency personnel were dispatched to Bournemouth shore.
Dorset Police stated that it was collaborating with other agencies to determine the “cause of the tragedy.”
“However, early investigation indicates that there was no physical contact between a vessel and any swimmers at the time of the incident,” the force said in a statement issued on Thursday.
