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Sussex Police / family handout
Emergency service crews were first called to Brighton beach on Wednesday morning
A father has described feeling "unbearable grief" after his three "beloved" daughters died in the sea off Brighton beach.
Sussex Police said the women who died were Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, from the Uxbridge area of London.
Emergency services were called to the beach near Black Rock car park off Madeira Drive, at about 05:45 BST on 13 May, to a report of a single person in the water. Two more bodies were recovered from the sea nearby on arrival.
Paying tribute, their father, Joseph, said in a statement: "No words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters in the prime of their lives."
Sussex Police said the womens' next of kin were being supported by specialist officers "during this incredibly difficult time".
In a statement, their father 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."
He said there were days "when the grief feels unbearable".
"Yet I hold tightly to the memories we shared."
Police said an investigation into how the three came to be in the water was ongoing.
"There is no evidence to suggest third-party invovlement or criminality," they added.
