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No suggestion people jumped off Bournemouth pier - police

Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Farrell gives an update around the circumstances of the deaths of two children aged 12 and 17 who were not related to each other.

Speaking to reporters, she said initial investigations ruled out pier jumping and the involvement of a jetski.

1 June 2023

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