A fundraising appeal has been launched after three sisters died in the sea off Brighton.
The women have been named as 36-year-old Jane Adetoro, 32-year-old Christina Walters and 31-year-old Rebecca Walters.
Relatives have set up a GoFundMe page following the devastating loss, with the family saying they are still struggling to come to terms with what has happened.
In a statement on the fundraising website, the family said no parent should ever have to bury a child, let alone all three.
Emergency services were called to the beach near Black Rock car park, off Madeira Drive, at around 5.45am last Wednesday, 13 May, where the bodies of three women were recovered from the sea nearby.
Sussex Police say enquiries are continuing to understand how Jane, Christina and Rebecca came to be in the water.
At this stage, officers say there is no evidence to suggest third-party involvement or criminality, but specialist detectives are continuing to gather the full facts and circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The investigation has included reviewing hundreds of hours of CCTV, carrying out enquiries at properties and businesses around the beach area, and working with partners in Brighton and London to trace the women’s last movements.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward, particularly anyone who may have seen the three women in the Madeira Drive area between 10pm on Tuesday, 12 May, and 5.30am on Wednesday, 13 May.
Chief Superintendent Adam Hays, Divisional Commander for Brighton and Hove said: “The thoughts of everyone at Sussex Police are with the family of Jane, Christina and Rebecca following this devastating loss.
“I know this incident has had a profound impact on the local community in Brighton, and across the country and I’d like to reassure the public we will leave no stone unturned in our investigation to understand exactly what led to the tragic events of that Wednesday morning.
“This investigation will continue in earnest, with Jane, Christina and Rebecca’s family at its centre. I would ask that they are given the privacy to come to terms with this terrible tragedy.”
Anyone with information should contact Sussex Police online or call 101, quoting Operation Ledmore, serial 438 of 20/05.
To donate to the fundraising appeal click the following link Fundraiser by Adesoji Adetoro : In Loving Memory of Jane, Christina & Rebecca
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