A pleasure boat that was sailing near Bournemouth beach has been impounded after the death of a 12-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy.
The boy, from Southampton, and girl, from Buckinghamshire, died in hospital after getting into difficulty in the water on Wednesday afternoon.Police have since placed the Dorset Belle, a cruise boat which operates from Bournemouth Pier, under guard in Poole Harbour, according to the Times.
Sick onlookers filmed medics as they tried to revive Bournemouth victims - as police urge people not to share footageAssistant Chief Constable Rachel Farrell said: “To avoid further speculation, I am able to tell you that it’s clear that yesterday a number of people already in the water got into difficulty and we are investigating the circumstances or event that caused that to happen.”
The force is working alongside the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to establish what happened.
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