Bodies of three women recovered from the sea in Brighton

By MATT STRUDWICK, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:37, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 09:53, 13 May 2026 The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton.  Sussex Police was called at around 5.45am today following concerns for the welfare of the trio.  Their bodies were later discovered in the water near Madeira Drive. The force said it is making 'fast-moving' enquiries to confirm the identities of the women.  Chief Superintendent Adam Hays said: 'This is a tragic incident and fast-moving enquiries are ongoing to confirm the identities of these three women and understand exactly what has happened. Police officers and patrol cars in Madeira Drive, Brighton, after the bodies of three women were pulled from the water RNLI crews from Brighton Lifeboat and Shoreham All-weather were also involved in the search An HM Coastguard helicopter was seen hovering above the water earlier this morning 'I know this is concerning for the community, but I would ask the public to stay away from the scene at this time while emergency services continue their work. 'We will provide further updates as soon as they are available.' An HM Coastguard helicopter was seen hovering above the water earlier this morning. RNLI crews from Brighton Lifeboat and Shoreham All-weather were also involved in the search after they were launched at around 6am.  The lifeboats have since been stood down. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.