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| Camber Sands death beach 'has hidden dangers' | Camber Sands death beach 'has hidden dangers' |
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| A stretch of coastline where five young friends died is a beach with "hidden dangers", an inquest has heard. | A stretch of coastline where five young friends died is a beach with "hidden dangers", an inquest has heard. |
| The inquest heard the two brothers, Ken, 18, and Kobi Saththiyanathan, 22, who died at Camber Sands, East Sussex last August were both good swimmers. | The inquest heard the two brothers, Ken, 18, and Kobi Saththiyanathan, 22, who died at Camber Sands, East Sussex last August were both good swimmers. |
| A pathologist told the Hastings inquest the two brothers had both drowned. | A pathologist told the Hastings inquest the two brothers had both drowned. |
| The family's lawyer Patrick Roche said said they were "keen for lessons to be learned" and that "no-one else suffers the same appalling tragedy." | The family's lawyer Patrick Roche said said they were "keen for lessons to be learned" and that "no-one else suffers the same appalling tragedy." |
| A statement by the brothers' father Arumukam Saththiyanathan said the pair had "good swimming ability" and their Sri Lankan village was surrounded by three big rivers. | A statement by the brothers' father Arumukam Saththiyanathan said the pair had "good swimming ability" and their Sri Lankan village was surrounded by three big rivers. |
| He said his sons regularly played cricket and football and swam in Sri Lanka almost every weekend before they came to the UK in 2008, when the brothers were aged 10 and 14. | He said his sons regularly played cricket and football and swam in Sri Lanka almost every weekend before they came to the UK in 2008, when the brothers were aged 10 and 14. |
| He added: "As a family we went to the beaches in the UK nearly every summer and the boys went without us sometimes." | He added: "As a family we went to the beaches in the UK nearly every summer and the boys went without us sometimes." |
| He said Kobi, a business studies student at Brighton university, loved Camber and had visited the beach three times in 2016 before his death. | He said Kobi, a business studies student at Brighton university, loved Camber and had visited the beach three times in 2016 before his death. |
| Consultant forensic pathologist Dr Brett Lockyer, said toxicology tests on both brothers were negative for drugs and alcohol. | |
| Ken, an A Level student, was described as healthy with no natural disease, and a GP report on Kobi said he had no serious conditions and was not on repeat medication. | |
| Their mother, Jegaleela Saththiyanathan, said both her sons were physically fit and played sport at a district level in Sri Lanka. | |
| Camber Sands deaths | Camber Sands deaths |
| Kenugen Saththiyanathan, 18, known as Ken, died alongside his brother Kobikanthan Saththiyanathan, 22, known as Kobi, both from Erith, south east London. | Kenugen Saththiyanathan, 18, known as Ken, died alongside his brother Kobikanthan Saththiyanathan, 22, known as Kobi, both from Erith, south east London. |
| Their three friends, who also died on 24 August were Nitharsan Ravi, 22, from Plumstead, Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, from Grays, Essex and Gurushanth Srithavarajah, 27, from Welling. | Their three friends, who also died on 24 August were Nitharsan Ravi, 22, from Plumstead, Inthushan Sriskantharasa, 23, from Grays, Essex and Gurushanth Srithavarajah, 27, from Welling. |
| On 24 July, Mohit Dupar, 36, from Hayes, west London, attempted to reach Brazilian Gustavo Silva Da Cruz, 19, after he got into difficulty. | On 24 July, Mohit Dupar, 36, from Hayes, west London, attempted to reach Brazilian Gustavo Silva Da Cruz, 19, after he got into difficulty. |
| Mr Silva Da Cruz died at the scene. Mr Dupar died in hospital four days later. | Mr Silva Da Cruz died at the scene. Mr Dupar died in hospital four days later. |
| Dr Lockyer said the cause of Nitharsan Ravi's death was also drowning. | |
| The inquest heard Mr Ravi had been admitted to hospital with a head injury the day before he died, after an alleged assault four days earlier, but Dr Lockyer said: "I don't believe the head injury has played a significant part in this man's demise." | |
| Mr Ravi's father, Nagaratnam, said his "fit and healthy" son, who had driven the group to Camber on the day they died, was a competent swimmer. | |
| The Brighton university aeronautical engineering student was "caring, polite and humble and was active with a high work rate", Mr Ravi added. | |
| And he said the family visited beaches every year, including Margate, the Isle of Wight and Spain, adding: "He was accustomed to swimming". | |
| The inquest continues. |