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| Man who died in sea at Camber Sands was Brazilian national | Man who died in sea at Camber Sands was Brazilian national |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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." | "The young man was dragged by the strong wind which started suddenly and could not swim back to the beach." |
| Beach patrols | |
| More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for lifeguards to be located at Camber Sands. | |
| Rother District Council said it was saddened by the incident and its thoughts were with the families and friends of those affected. | |
| It said the beach was "particularly busy with around 25,000 visitors" on Sunday. | |
| "As is usual for the summer season, beach patrols were on site to advise people of potential dangers, reunite lost children and deal with incidents on the beach. | |
| "The district council's coastal officer and officers from Sussex Police were also on the beach." | |
| A spokesman said: "Our officers are trained to deal with incidents on the shore and acted quickly and professionally in what was an extremely distressing situation; performing CPR on two of the men and alerting HM Coastguard and the RNLI who carried out the search for the missing man." |