Three men died after being pulled from the same area of Camber Sands in East Sussex on Wednesday afternoon. Hours later the bodies of a further two men have been found in the water. All five men were understood to be fully clothed, and there is some suggestion they may have been migrants.

Sussex Police believe there may still be more bodies off the coast and the RNLI are widening their search. Chief Superintendent Di Roskilly (doub corr) said: "This has been an incredibly tragic situation.