They were last seen entering the water in the area of Stillwell Avenue and Boardwalk West, the NYPD reported.

According to police, around 8 p.m. on Friday, the sisters were swimming at Stillwell & Boardwalk West when they vanished from view.

Witnesses told WABC-TV that a rainstorm began, prompting most beachgoers to seek shelter.

However, the two sisters entered the rough ocean waters. One witness mentioned that a man attempted to stop them, but was unable to swim himself. It remains unclear if he knew the victims.

A relative told News 12 that the sisters were at the beach with six of their cousins.

An emergency call for a water rescue was made at approximately 8:10 p.m. Officers, along with emergency responders from the department’s aviation, harbour, and scuba units, arrived on the scene to search for the teens.

Divers eventually pulled the sisters from the water about an hour later, police said.

Both young women were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island, where they were pronounced dead.

Meanwhile, the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

The funeral service for Aisha and Zainab Mohammed took place at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, at the Yankasa Masjid Mosque.

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They lament the direct impact of this negligence, which has led to severe pollution of the ocean and nearby beaches.

In an interview with JoyNews, some fishermen in the community said they now catch plastics instead of fish, highlighting the detrimental effects of pollution on their livelihoods.

One fisherman expressed frustration, stating that he now goes on “plastics expeditions” rather than fishing expeditions, as his net catches more plastics than fish.

He also emphasized that the plastics are not only destroying their outboard motors but also posing a danger as they get entangled in them.

Another resident raised concerns about the lack of bins in the area, which forces people to dump their garbage in drainage systems.

He explained that those living close to the Odaw drain and the Korle dump their garbage there due to the absence of proper waste disposal facilities. Moreover, some individuals resort to illegal dumping because they cannot afford the fee charged for waste disposal.

The Odaw drainage system, originally intended for wastewater, is now overwhelmed with trash, including plastic bags.

Despite ambitious plans in 2019 to transform the Odaw drain into a recreational hub, the reality remains grim.

Instead of yacht and boat cruises, the waterway is overrun with plastic waste, posing a significant threat to coastal communities near its outlet into the ocean.

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During a conversation on E Vibes with Becky, he mentioned that the soothing sounds of the waves at the beach have a calming effect on him

“I mostly spend my down moment at the beach. When I’m down, l love to be by the coast, take some sea breeze and I love the sound of the waves, it keeps me calm” Kwabena Kwabena said.

He emerged after featuring on Kontihene’s 2004 hit, Esi and he featured Kontihene on his own debut hit, Aso.

He possesses a distinctive voice that distinguishes him, and he is recognized as one of Ghana’s finest highlife artistes.

The E Vibes show aims to rekindle memories by delving into the interviewees journeys and their experiences on their way to the top, with the hope that their unique stories will shape the younger generation.

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Bruce’s Beach was purchased in 1912 to create a beach resort for black people at a time of racial segregation in southern California.

Located in the desirable city of Manhattan Beach, it was forcibly taken by the local council in 1924.

But on Tuesday, Los Angeles officials voted to return the land to the family.

Willa and Charles Bruce bought the two lots of land for $1,225 in 1912. The beach is now worth an estimated $20m (£16.45m).

Willa told a reporter at the time: “Wherever we have tried to buy land for a beach resort, we have been refused, but I own this land and I am going to keep it.”

Over the next decade, Bruce’s Beach became a “citadel for African Americans coming there for leisure from all over the rest of southern California,” family spokesman Chief Duane “Yellow Feather” Shepard told the BBC last year.

But the local police department put up signs limiting parking to 10 minutes, and another local landowner put up no trespassing signs, forcing people to walk half a mile to reach the water, he said.

When those measures failed to deter visitors, the local authorities seized the land under eminent domain laws – designed to let the government forcibly buy land needed for roads and other public buildings.

Officials claimed they planned to build a park. That did not happen until many decades later, and the area remained vacant in the interim.

On Tuesday, the motion to return the land acknowledged, “it is well documented that this move was a racially motivated attempt to drive out the successful black business and its patrons”.

The return is the result of a lengthy campaign and difficult process. The beach has for years featured a memorial plaque to Willa and Charles, and the state legislature had to pass a law to allow the return of the property.

Now, the city will lease the land from the family for $413,000 a year – with a clause allowing the future purchase of the land for up to $20m plus costs, according to the lease agreement.

“This is a day we weren’t sure would ever come,” Anthony Bruce, a great-great grandson of Willa and Charles said – calling it “bittersweet”.

“It destroyed them financially. It destroyed their chance at the American Dream. I wish they could see what has happened today,” he said.

“We hope this opens people’s eyes to a part of American history that isn’t talked about enough, and we think it’s a step toward trying to right the wrongs of the past.”

And the impact of the seizure is arguably still felt today, Mr Shepard has previously said.

“We were just ousted from that community… there’s only 1% representation of African Americans in Manhattan beach at this time,” he said – a figure backed by the city’s census data.