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Man who died in sea at Camber Sands was Brazilian national | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A man who died after two others were pulled from the sea off East Sussex has been identified as a 19-year-old Brazilian national. | |
Gustavo Silva Da Cruz was among three swimmers seen struggling in the water around noon on Sunday at Camber Sands. | |
He was discovered on the beach at 18:20 BST and declared dead at the scene. Police said he had been visiting family in Croydon, south London. | |
The others - a man and his teenage son - are critical but stable in hospital. | |
The pair, who are aged 35 and 17 and from London, were not connected to Mr Silva Da Cruz. | |
They were given CPR by paramedics and airlifted to hospital. | |
Live updates after swimmer's body discovered | Live updates after swimmer's body discovered |
A Go Fund Me website appeal has been set up to raise funds to return Mr Silva Da Cruz's body to Brazil. | |
It says he was in the UK to visit his father and family, who are originally from Brazil. | |
He was raised in Brazil by his grandparents and mother. | |
The website said: "The family was enjoying the hot weather in the company of friends at Camber sands beach where Gustavo drowned. | |
"The young man was dragged by the strong wind which started suddenly and could not swim back to the beach." |