Inquest Opens for Three Sisters Who Drowned Off Brighton Beach

An inquest opened at Brighton & Hove Coroner's Court on May 29, 2026, for sisters Jane Adetoro (36), Christina Walters (32), and Rebecca Walters (31), who died in the sea off Brighton beach on May 13, 2026. Emergency services were called around 5:45 a.m. after reports of a person in the water near Black Rock, and all three women were recovered but could not be revived. Senior coroner Penelope Schofield offered condolences to the sisters' father, Joseph Jacobson, who attended via remote link and described the loss as "unbearable." Sussex Police has ruled out third-party involvement, but the cause of death remains unascertained pending medical tests. A fundraising appeal raised nearly £44,000 for funeral expenses. The family has suggested the sisters may have been in Brighton to mark the memory of their late mother, who died by drowning in 2010. The inquest has been adjourned until October 8, 2026.