Sunnah Khan, 12, and Joe Abbess, 17, drowned in May 2023 after they were caught in a rip tide

The family of a 12-year-old girl who drowned off Bournemouth beach have told an inquest that they questioned the conduct of the “very young” and “panicked” lifeguards who took 50 minutes to find her in shallow water.

Sunnah Khan, 12, and Joe Abbess, 17, drowned last May, and eight other people were treated by paramedics, after they were caught in a rip tide next to the pier at the Dorset seaside resort.