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| The owners of a campsite which is home to a waterfall where a girl of three and her father died say there are signs warning visitors to stay on the paths. | The owners of a campsite which is home to a waterfall where a girl of three and her father died say there are signs warning visitors to stay on the paths. |
| The pair, from the Manchester area, fell 50ft (15m) into a pool at the Nantcol waterfall at Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd, on Saturday. | The pair, from the Manchester area, fell 50ft (15m) into a pool at the Nantcol waterfall at Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd, on Saturday. |
| Despite the efforts of the emergency services and divers, their bodies were later recovered from the water. | Despite the efforts of the emergency services and divers, their bodies were later recovered from the water. |
| North Wales Police has launched a joint inquiry with Gwynedd council. | North Wales Police has launched a joint inquiry with Gwynedd council. |
| The man and girl were staying at the nearby Shell Island campsite with members of their extended family. | The man and girl were staying at the nearby Shell Island campsite with members of their extended family. |
| Aled Morgan Jones, the owner of the Nantcol site, said the paths to the waterfall had been open to the public for almost 40 years. | Aled Morgan Jones, the owner of the Nantcol site, said the paths to the waterfall had been open to the public for almost 40 years. |
| In that time, he said there had never been an incident more serious than a broken ankle. | In that time, he said there had never been an incident more serious than a broken ankle. |
| "At around four o'clock we were notified that someone had fallen in to the waterfalls," he said. | "At around four o'clock we were notified that someone had fallen in to the waterfalls," he said. |
| "We rushed over thinking it was possibly someone a bit wet. On seeing where they went in to the waterfalls it was obvious that it was pretty serious." | "We rushed over thinking it was possibly someone a bit wet. On seeing where they went in to the waterfalls it was obvious that it was pretty serious." |
| He said signs leading from the campsite to the waterfall were clearly marked with warnings for members of the public to stay on the footpaths. | He said signs leading from the campsite to the waterfall were clearly marked with warnings for members of the public to stay on the footpaths. |
| "We do stress by notices that it is a dangerous area and that people should keep on the footpath at all times," said Mr Morgan Jones. | "We do stress by notices that it is a dangerous area and that people should keep on the footpath at all times," said Mr Morgan Jones. |
| He said it appeared that the pair may have "veered" off one of those paths, before falling in to the water. | He said it appeared that the pair may have "veered" off one of those paths, before falling in to the water. |
| It was awful. I saw the panic. We all went down looking, and there was nothing there Andrew Partington, eyewitness | It was awful. I saw the panic. We all went down looking, and there was nothing there Andrew Partington, eyewitness |
| But he added: "I don't know what happened and I'm waiting for the police to report. | But he added: "I don't know what happened and I'm waiting for the police to report. |
| "It is horrible, shocking and very upsetting for everybody." | "It is horrible, shocking and very upsetting for everybody." |
| Eyewitness Andrew Partington, who was camping at the waterfalls, said he saw "frantic" efforts by family members to try to find the pair. | Eyewitness Andrew Partington, who was camping at the waterfalls, said he saw "frantic" efforts by family members to try to find the pair. |
| "I saw a woman and some blokes running around looking for the kid. They said they had fallen off the top of the cliff in to the water, and they couldn't find them. | "I saw a woman and some blokes running around looking for the kid. They said they had fallen off the top of the cliff in to the water, and they couldn't find them. |
| "It was awful. I saw the panic. We all went down looking, and there was nothing there. | "It was awful. I saw the panic. We all went down looking, and there was nothing there. |
| "It was proper sad. The mother was there, she wouldn't go. The family were there looking for them, they were frantic." | "It was proper sad. The mother was there, she wouldn't go. The family were there looking for them, they were frantic." |
| Tragic accident | Tragic accident |
| North Wales Police said the alarm was initially raised at just after 1600 BST on Saturday. | North Wales Police said the alarm was initially raised at just after 1600 BST on Saturday. |
| Along with a response from the emergency services, two local divers helped in the search for the missing two. | Along with a response from the emergency services, two local divers helped in the search for the missing two. |
| "All I could think about was the little girl and getting her back safely," said one, James Hordley. | "All I could think about was the little girl and getting her back safely," said one, James Hordley. |
| "Things moved very fast but sadly we couldn't save them." | "Things moved very fast but sadly we couldn't save them." |
| The two bodies were finally recovered from the waterfall pool two hours later. | The two bodies were finally recovered from the waterfall pool two hours later. |
| Police are treating the incident as a tragic accident. | Police are treating the incident as a tragic accident. |
| Paths to the waterfall were closed on Sunday, and police investigations into the accident are continuing. | Paths to the waterfall were closed on Sunday, and police investigations into the accident are continuing. |