Tributes have been paid to a little girl who was on of two children to die in a beach tragedy earlier this week.
The 12-year-old and a 17-year-old boy died in hospital after being pulled from "dangerous" waters next to Bournemouth Pier on Wednesday.
A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, but has since been bailed.
In total, 10 people were pulled from the water and needed treatment, but the two youngsters died from their injuries, MailOnline reports.
The girl was reportedly swimming with her brother and has been described by family and friends as an "angel".
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One relative of the 12-year-old girl said: "She was an absolute force of nature, liked by all and loved by so many.
"She will be so sorely missed by her parents, siblings and friends. There are no words to describe the hole she has left in all of our hearts but we will remember her every day for the rest of our lives."
Condolences poured in for the pair as police continue to probe a pleasure boat amid concerns that the pair got into difficulty in the water in the wake of a vessel.
The youngsters were taken to hospital but died from their injuries (jonty656/Twitter)Police have confirmed that none of the ten are thought to have jumped off Bournemouth pier or have come into contact with a jet-ski, contrary to initial speculation.
Meanwhile one friend wrote: "You were too young to be taken from this world. My best friend and my reason to wake up every day."
A second commented: "My life will not be complete without her. I feel so empty and a big hold in my heart, I love her too much for her to leave."
Multiple people had to be pulled from the water and treated by emergency services (Max Willcock/BNPS)It's thought the young girl is from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and the boy from Southampton.
Pleasure boat the Dorset Belle, which normally cruises near Bournemouth beach, was impounded by the authorities and put under guard in Poole Harbour, police said.
On Thursday Detective Chief Superintendent Neil Corrigan, of Dorset Police, said: "Our thoughts remain very much with the loved ones of the two young people at this horrendous time and we are doing all we can to support their families.
"We are continuing with our investigation, which is still at the early stages, and would ask people not to speculate about the circumstances surrounding the incident to both protect our enquiries and out of respect for the victims' families.
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The tragic incident happened on Wednesday (DorsetLive/BPM)"Early investigation indicates that there was no physical contact between a vessel and any swimmers at the time of the incident and there is no suggestion of people jumping from the pier or jet skis being involved.
"We know that the beach was very busy when this incident occurred. I am urging anyone who saw what happened, or has any information that may assist our investigation, to please come forward.
"Also, I urge anyone with relevant phone footage that may assist our enquiries to submit it to Dorset Police via the Major Incident Public Portal quoting Operation Marble rather than sharing it on social media.
Two children died after being pulled from the water in Bournemouth on Wednesday (Getty Images)"I would like to sincerely thank the members of the public who went to help the people in trouble in the water. I am also very grateful for the wider beachgoers who cleared the beach really quickly and allowed the emergency services to do their work.
"This incident sparked a multi-agency response from a range of emergency services, including the ambulance service, HM Coastguard, the RNLI, the fire service, BCP Council and Dorset Police. All these emergency responders came together to provide a really swift and well-coordinated response and did everything they could to save lives. I thank all of those responders for their professionalism and compassion in the face of this tragedy.
"We will have our local neighbourhood officers out on patrol over the coming days alongside our colleagues from the beach services at the local council and the RNLI. So if you have any information about the incident, or any concerns please do approach them."
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