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Father felt helpess trying to save son, 7, from sea
Musa Ahmed was pulled from the water in West Mersea but died in hospital six days later
The father of a seven-year-old boy who died after a beach tragedy said he felt helpless as he tried to battle through waves to save his son.
Musa Ahmed was on a day trip to West Mersea, Essex, on 22 July, when he and five relatives got into difficulty in the water. His teenage cousin and her mother died at the scene.
The seven-year-old was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital, where he died on 28 July.
"Standing before the sea, you quickly realise there are moments when love alone cannot overcome the force of nature," Musa's father, Shahin Ahmed, said in a new statement.
The family had travelled to the island, near Colchester, from Barking in east London that morning.
Three others were also taken to hospital by ambulance after the incident, first reported to Essex Police at 17:35 BST, and were said by the force to be "recovering".
Ahmed, has previously said the group were swept away by a "very strong" tide and police said they made "significant efforts to help each other".
He has said he now wants to honour his son's memory by creating a programme to provide young people with first aid and water safety training in a bid to save others.
Flowers were left on the beach in the aftermath of the emergency