Overview

• The Policia Judiciaria said its scene inspection found no criminal evidence and that the drownings are being treated as accidental pending formal cause-of-death results from Portugal’s medical cabinet.
• A GoFundMe campaign launched by friends has raised over £25,000 to cover the legal paperwork and repatriation costs for the victims’ families.
• The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is liaising with local authorities and offering support to the families throughout the repatriation process.
• King Edonmi’s sister, Kemi, publicly disputed reports of intoxication and said her brother died trying to save his friend Mo Liasu.
• Ipswich residents have left floral tributes and messages at waterfront memorials to honour the two friends who drowned less than a day after arriving in Albufeira.