Clacton Pier: Second teenager dies after getting into difficulty in sea

Haider Shamus and 14-year-old sister were rescued from water

An 18-year-old man from Luton has become the second person to die after a group of teenagers got into difficulty in the sea near Clacton Pier.

Haider Shamas died in hospital last night after an incident earlier this week which saw his 14-year-old sister Malika Shamas drown.

Haider and two relatives got into difficulty in the sea near to Clacton Pier on Thursday at around 1.40pm and all had to be pulled from the water – with Malika dying hours later.

Police said a 15-year-old girl, who is a relative and was rescued from the sea with the siblings, is expected to make a full recovery.

Bystanders attempted to save the group of teenagers – with some carrying out CPR on the beach until ambulances arrived.

Lifeguards and paramedics scrambled to help the three teens after they were spotted struggling near Marine Parade. All three of them were taken to Colchester General Hospital.

Flowers have been attached to railings by the beach in memory of the siblings.

The incident comes just over a year after 15-year-old Ben Quartermaine drowned near the pier.

He got into difficulty while swimming with a friend in July last year and was swept out to sea by a current. It was two days before his body was found.

His mother Vicky Knight said schools need to do more to warn children of the dangers of the sea in the wake of her son’s death.