# Sisters' Final Hours in Brighton

> Three sisters drowned in Brighton after a lake pilgrimage to their mother's death site.
- Title: Sisters' Final Hours in Brighton · the Guardian | Shortify
- Summary: Three sisters drowned in Brighton after a lake pilgrimage to their mother's death site. Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters died by suicide…
- Keywords: jane adetoro, christina walters, rebecca walters, joseph jacobson, brighton, inquest, suicide, lake pilgrimage, birmingham, mortality, news, world
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/08/last-hours-three-sisters-brighton-inquest
- Published: 2026-10-08T17:19:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jane adetoro, christina walters, rebecca walters, joseph jacobson, brighton, inquest, suicide, lake pilgrimage, birmingham, mortality, news, world
## Sisters' Final Hours
Three sisters drowned in Brighton after a lake pilgrimage to their mother's drowning site in Birmingham.
## Family Bond
The sisters were described as the closest friends and best friends who messaged their father daily.
## Father's Statement
Joseph Jacobson said losing all three daughters was a heartbreak beyond anything he could imagine.

> There are no words that can adequately express the pain of losing a child. To lose all three of my precious daughters, Jane, Christina and Rebecca, is a heartbreak beyond anything I could ever have imagined.
## Mother's Death
Their mother died by drowning 16 years earlier at Brookvale Park Lake in Birmingham.
## Pilgrimage Details
The sisters traveled by Uber from west London to Birmingham, arriving at 11:36pm on 11 May.
## Suicide Attempt
All three sisters intended to die by entering the sea at West Beach, Brighton, on 12 May.

> I will record in respect for each of them that on 12 May they entered the sea at West Beach, Brighton, to end their lives.
## Circumstances
The sea was rough that night, and the sisters could not swim, leading to their deaths.
## Coroner's Finding
The coroner stated the sisters' deaths were by suicide with no third-party involvement.
## Aftermath
Emergency services were called after a cyclist reported a body on the beach near 5:45am.
## Key takeaway

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters died by suicide in Brighton after a pilgrimage to their mother's drowning site in Birmingham.