An appeal to raise funds to repatriate the body of a Brazilian teenager who died while staying with his dad in Croydon has reached more than £10,000 in donations.

Gustavo Cruz, 19, drowned after getting into trouble while swimming in the sea at Camber Sands in East Sussex on Sunday.

He had been staying with his dad Gutenberg Cruz, who lives in Croydon, during a trip to the UK.

The teenager was one of three men who got into difficulty while swimming at the popular beach on Sunday.

His body was found following a major search by Coastguard and RNLI teams.

Inspector Mark Evans, of Sussex Police, said: "It seems this has been three people who have got into trouble while swimming with the changing tides and coastline."

Friends of Gutenberg Cruz set up a fundraising page with a target of £9,750 was set up on Gofundme.com after his son's death.

It read: "After the sudden and tragic death of the 19 years old Gustavo Cruz we would like to offer our love and support to his dad (Gutenberg Cruz) and his family.

"Gustavo was in the UK to visit his father and family who are originally from Brazil.

"Gustavo was raised in Brazil by his grandparents and mother, for this reason the family needs to send Gustavo's body to Brazil, unfortunately this kind of procedure has a very high cost which the family is not prepared for, we come via go fund to try and help Gutenberg who always has been there for many of us."

The page stopped accepting donations after 473 gave £10,821 in just three days.

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