The death of a 17-year-old student who got into difficulty in the sea during a school trip in West Sussex has been described as a "tragic accident" by his college principal.

Emergency services received a call of concern for the teenager's welfare in the water at a beach in West Wittering, from which he was airlifted to hospital where he was pronounced dead, Sussex Police said.

The boy was part of a group from Uxbridge College in west London, who were visiting the area to celebrate the end of term.

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