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Beach deaths spark safety probe | Beach deaths spark safety probe |
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Portuguese authorities are to investigate the safety precautions at a beach near where three Britons drowned. | Portuguese authorities are to investigate the safety precautions at a beach near where three Britons drowned. |
Robert and Deborah Fry, 53 and 49, and Barbara Jean Dinsmore, 43, from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, died trying to save their children from strong currents. | Robert and Deborah Fry, 53 and 49, and Barbara Jean Dinsmore, 43, from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, died trying to save their children from strong currents. |
A German man also died after the children were rescued from Praia do Tonel beach near Sagres, Portugal. | A German man also died after the children were rescued from Praia do Tonel beach near Sagres, Portugal. |
Regional governor Isilda Gomes told the BBC the beach did have signs warning people of the danger. | Regional governor Isilda Gomes told the BBC the beach did have signs warning people of the danger. |
No lifeguards were present as the season had ended. | No lifeguards were present as the season had ended. |
The BBC's Tom Burridge, who has travelled to the scene, said there was one warning sign on the beach with images and writing in Portuguese only. | The BBC's Tom Burridge, who has travelled to the scene, said there was one warning sign on the beach with images and writing in Portuguese only. |
The warning sign is in Portuguese | The warning sign is in Portuguese |
Three other British adults are in hospital following the incident although family friend Dean Plumb from Swindon is expected to be released shortly. | |
The children were washed ashore with minor injuries but two of them lost both their parents, while another two lost one parent. | The children were washed ashore with minor injuries but two of them lost both their parents, while another two lost one parent. |
The beach where the three died faces the Atlantic and is popular with surfers because of its strong waves. | The beach where the three died faces the Atlantic and is popular with surfers because of its strong waves. |
Church services were held on Wednesday in Wootton Bassett to remember the three Britons, and a book of condolences has been opened. | Church services were held on Wednesday in Wootton Bassett to remember the three Britons, and a book of condolences has been opened. |
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