A man has died and his 13-year-old daughter was taken to hospital after they went into rough seas in Brighton to rescue their two dogs. Sussex Police said the 52-year-old man was out walking the dogs with his daughter when the incident happened. The dogs entered the sea, off the groyne near Palace Pier, and the man and daughter followed them in. The girl was quickly recovered from the water, but her father was located about 98ft (30m) offshore, near the pier. He was taken to the Royal Sussex Hospital by air ambulance in a critical condition but died later. The coastguard said one of the Jack Russell dogs returned to the beach. Ch Insp Helen West said: "This is a truly tragic event and my sympathies go to the family. "Members of the public bravely entered the sea to try to rescue the father and daughter. Colin Griffiths, the duty watch manager at Solent Coastguard, advised people not to attempt to rescue their dogs from the sea. He said: "Dogs will generally return to their owners after a swim and it is not worth the risk for individuals to go into seas of temperatures generally at about 4 to 5 degrees Celsius this time of year.
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When I read this news I found it very tragic. This father died trying to save his dogs of being drowned. I think it was very foolish of him to try to rescue his dogs because he didn’t only risk his own life but also his daughter’s life. Although I love animals very much I would never put my life on risk to save one. Before you do something like that you have to think about the consequences. The sea was rough and very cold, he must have had to consider this and realize that it was too dangerous to try to rescue his dogs before doing it. Animals have a survival instinct and they can take care of themselves.
I agree with you. It was not very smart of the man to risk his own life for his dogs. And he also brought his daughter's life in danger. But I think that when the man saw his dogs almost drowning in the rough sea, he did not think about the danger and the risk he took. Probably it was just an instinct to go after his dogs. Fortunately they could save the daughter. It is a tragic story, but maybe it makes people realize that they should not take any risk in situations like this.
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