The body of a man was found on Rottingdean beach in Brighton on Friday morning – it follows the deaths of three sisters in the area earlier this month
10:54, 29 May 2026Updated 17:03, 29 May 2026
Police were called to Rottingdean beach on Friday morning(Image: Aerial News)
A man has been found dead on a beach in Brighton, as the seaside town continues to mourn the tragic deaths of three sisters just over two weeks earlier.
Sussex Police confirmed the body of a man was found on Rottingdean beach on Friday morning. Officers remain at the scene, and a cordon is in place.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Police were called to the beach at Rottingdean on Friday morning, May 29, after a report of a body of a man found on the beach. He has not yet been formally identified and enquiries are being made to establish the full circumstances.”
It comes after three bodies were pulled from the sea near Madeira Drive on May 13. The women were named by Sussex Police as Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London.
The man’s body was found on Rottingdean beach (file)(Image: Getty Images)
An inquest into their deaths opened at Woodvale in Brighton on Friday. It heard post-mortem examinations had provided a provisional cause of death as “yet to be ascertained”.
Senior coroner Penelope Schofield told the women’s father, Joseph Jacobson, who attended the hearing online, that the loss of his daughters must be “unbearable”.
Statements read to the inquest detailed that Ms Adetoro was brought to shore by an RNLI crew and declared dead by a paramedic at the scene.
Christina Walters was recovered from the sea by an RNLI lifeboat, and Rebecca Walters was washed onto the shore of Brighton beach. Both were also declared dead by paramedics.
The inquest heard that “medical investigations are ongoing to finalise the cause of death” for all three women, but at this stage police are satisfied there was no third-party involvement.
Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters were recovered from the sea off Brighton (Image: Family Handout/PA Wire)
It was heard that the sisters lived at the same address in Greenford, west London, and that their occupations were unknown.
The coroner said she hoped the details from the hearing would “stop social media speculation” around the circumstances of their deaths, and adjourned the inquest to be heard on October 8.
Following their deaths, their father, Mr Jacobson, said there are days when the grief feels “unbearable”, but he holds on to the memories they shared and “the bond that death can never take away”.
In a statement released through Sussex Police, he said: “Jane, Christina and Becky were more than daughters to me; they were my joy, my strength, and the beautiful light that filled our family with happiness and love.
“Each of you was unique and precious in your own special way. Your smiles brightened dark days, your laughter brought comfort, and your presence made life more meaningful. Though your time on earth was short, the impact you made will remain in our hearts forever.”
A GoFundMe page set up by the family for funeral costs and support has raised nearly £44,000.