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| Chesterfield: Woman drowned in Storm Babet flooding, inquest hears | Chesterfield: Woman drowned in Storm Babet flooding, inquest hears |
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| Maureen Gilbert was found dead in her house in Tapton Terrace | Maureen Gilbert was found dead in her house in Tapton Terrace |
| A woman drowned in her own home when it flooded during UK-wide storms, an inquest has heard. | A woman drowned in her own home when it flooded during UK-wide storms, an inquest has heard. |
| Maureen Gilbert, 83, was found in her terraced house in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in October. | Maureen Gilbert, 83, was found in her terraced house in Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in October. |
| Mrs GiIbert's body was discovered by her son Paul the day after he said he had urged emergency services to try to rescue her. | Mrs GiIbert's body was discovered by her son Paul the day after he said he had urged emergency services to try to rescue her. |
| An inquest, opened on Thursday, heard a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as drowning. | An inquest, opened on Thursday, heard a post-mortem examination gave a provisional cause of death as drowning. |
| Coroner Susan Evans expressed her condolences to Mrs Gilbert's family and adjourned the hearing at Chesterfield Coroner's Court. | Coroner Susan Evans expressed her condolences to Mrs Gilbert's family and adjourned the hearing at Chesterfield Coroner's Court. |
| Paul Gilbert said his mother had lived on the street all her life and was born two doors down | Paul Gilbert said his mother had lived on the street all her life and was born two doors down |
| Mr Gilbert previously told the BBC his mother had called him the day before he found her to say "water was in the house". | Mr Gilbert previously told the BBC his mother had called him the day before he found her to say "water was in the house". |
| He said: "They [emergency services] broke the window to get in; tried to smash the door to get in - but they said it was a danger to life and couldn't get into the house. | He said: "They [emergency services] broke the window to get in; tried to smash the door to get in - but they said it was a danger to life and couldn't get into the house. |
| "[The next morning] me and my son both came down. I prised the window open, looked in the window and saw something and realised it was my mum." | "[The next morning] me and my son both came down. I prised the window open, looked in the window and saw something and realised it was my mum." |
| Chesterfield was hit by severe flooding during Storm Babet | Chesterfield was hit by severe flooding during Storm Babet |
| Derbyshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after Mrs Gilbert's death. | Derbyshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after Mrs Gilbert's death. |
| The force said the referral was mandatory due to officers being involved with the evacuation of homes in the area. | The force said the referral was mandatory due to officers being involved with the evacuation of homes in the area. |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had faced an "incredibly testing" situation when flooding hit the town during Storm Babet. | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had faced an "incredibly testing" situation when flooding hit the town during Storm Babet. |
| At the time, it said it was carrying out an internal investigation into the response and the evacuation of homes, and would comply with the coroner's inquiry into Mrs Gilbert's death. | At the time, it said it was carrying out an internal investigation into the response and the evacuation of homes, and would comply with the coroner's inquiry into Mrs Gilbert's death. |
| The government has previously said the Environment Agency was working to "fully review what happened". | The government has previously said the Environment Agency was working to "fully review what happened". |
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