Police believe they have identified three women whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton beach. Sussex police said next of kin had been informed but that it would not be appropriate to publicly name them until the process of formally identifying them was complete. Emergency services were called after concerns were raised for a person’s welfare at about 5.45am on Wednesday, and three bodies were recovered from the sea near Madeira Drive. An investigation into how the women came to be in the water is continuing and there is no evidence to suggest criminality or anyone else was involved. Sussex police said the investigation included a “number of hypotheses”. One line of inquiry being explored is that the women may have entered the water from the beach, near where they were found, and got into difficulty. Ch Supt Adam Hays said: “This is an utterly heartbreaking tragedy, and my thoughts are with the loved ones of these three young women after their devastating loss.…