Boy, 17, and girl, 12, die after incident on Bournemouth beach

Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter with eight survivors also recovered from water

A 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl have died and a man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an incident on Bournemouth beach, Dorset police have said.

Police responded to the beach near Bournemouth pier after receiving a call for assistance at 4:32pm. Emergency responders recovered 10 people from the water, including the man in his 40s who investigators later arrested in connection with the incident.