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| Speedboat death: Emily Gardner's parents watch 'stressful' footage | Speedboat death: Emily Gardner's parents watch 'stressful' footage |
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| The parents of a schoolgirl wept as they watched an "extremely stressful" police video taken after their daughter died in a boating accident in Devon. | The parents of a schoolgirl wept as they watched an "extremely stressful" police video taken after their daughter died in a boating accident in Devon. |
| Emily Gardner, 14, from Gloucester, died while on holiday in May last year, her inquest was told. | Emily Gardner, 14, from Gloucester, died while on holiday in May last year, her inquest was told. |
| She was a passenger on a speedboat when her buoyancy aid became snagged after a large wave overturned the boat. | She was a passenger on a speedboat when her buoyancy aid became snagged after a large wave overturned the boat. |
| The inquest heard Emily was under the water for 15 minutes in the sea off Brixham. | |
| Latest updates on this story and more | Latest updates on this story and more |
| Coroner Ian Arrow described the police video as "extremely stressful" and told the jury it was not their role to "apportion blame". | |
| The hearing was told the speedboat was owned by Paul Pritchard and Philip Marr, had cost them £1,800 from eBay and had been serviced months before the incident, the inquest heard. | |
| Investigating officer Det Sgt Andrew Turner told the inquest, two in the group had been at the front and rear of the boat on sea scooters when it "encountered a wave and overturned". | Investigating officer Det Sgt Andrew Turner told the inquest, two in the group had been at the front and rear of the boat on sea scooters when it "encountered a wave and overturned". |
| Although the inquest was told Emily was a good swimmer, Det Sgt Turner said her buoyancy aid "got caught in the rear cleat in the upturned boat". | |
| The officer said the weather and sea conditions were force 4-5 with "significant 1.1 metre wave height". | The officer said the weather and sea conditions were force 4-5 with "significant 1.1 metre wave height". |
| 'No sign of life' | |
| Luke Holland-Bowyer, 18, had been riding one of the sea scooters and said a "wave came out of nowhere" and "it was blue on blue, a blue wave on blue sea". | |
| Mr Pritchard, who was driving the boat, said he did not see the large wave or he would have taken evasive action. | |
| John Ford, skipper of the Silver Sea Brixham Express Ferry, went to help and tried to right it by towing it, to help locate and free Emily. | |
| He estimated Emily was under the water for 15 minutes. | He estimated Emily was under the water for 15 minutes. |
| Torbay lifeboat coxswain Mark Criddle said when she was pulled from the water there was "no sign of life". | Torbay lifeboat coxswain Mark Criddle said when she was pulled from the water there was "no sign of life". |
| She was taken to Torbay Hospital in a critical condition and Dr Atanu Mukherjee said resuscitation attempts were halted after 80 minutes. | |
| Mr Pritchard said: "Both my family and I were devastated, and continue to be devastated, for Emily's tragic death." | |
| The family of the teenager has previously described her as a girl who was "full of life and had the world ahead of her". | The family of the teenager has previously described her as a girl who was "full of life and had the world ahead of her". |
| The hearing continues. | The hearing continues. |