No criminal offences were committed in relation to the deaths of two people off Bournemouth beach in May, police have said.
A man in his 40s who was initially arrested on suspicion of manslaughter will face no further action, Dorset Police added.
A Dorset Police statement said: "Following a full and detailed investigation, officers have reached a position to make the evidence-based decision that no criminal offences were committed."No further action will be taken in respect of a man who was arrested in connection with this incident. He has been fully released from the investigation.
Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during the incident on Wednesday, but both died in hospital. She said that Joe, a trainee chef, was taken to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital where he was pronounced dead, and Sunnah was taken to Poole General Hospital.
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