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| Cornwall speedboat crash: Man and daughter killed | Cornwall speedboat crash: Man and daughter killed |
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| A 51-year-old man and his daughter, eight, have died after a speedboat crashed off the north Cornish coast. | |
| Four other family members were seriously injured when they were thrown from the boat off Padstow harbour. They have been airlifted to hospital. | Four other family members were seriously injured when they were thrown from the boat off Padstow harbour. They have been airlifted to hospital. |
| Children and adults suffered leg injuries of varying degrees of severity, John Oliver from South Western Ambulance Service said. | Children and adults suffered leg injuries of varying degrees of severity, John Oliver from South Western Ambulance Service said. |
| Police are investigating whether the boat hit kayakers after losing control. | Police are investigating whether the boat hit kayakers after losing control. |
| The four injured are a 39-year-old woman, a four-year-old boy and two girls aged 10 and 12. | |
| Supt Jim Colwell of Devon and Cornwall Police said some of their injuries were "life threatening" as well as "life changing". | |
| The sunny bank holiday weather had drawn a lot of visitors to the harbourside, and the surrounding waters of the Camel Estuary were said to have been calm on Sunday afternoon when the accident happened. | The sunny bank holiday weather had drawn a lot of visitors to the harbourside, and the surrounding waters of the Camel Estuary were said to have been calm on Sunday afternoon when the accident happened. |
| At about 15:50 BST, Falmouth coastguard received a number of reports from members of public that six people had been thrown from a speedboat. | At about 15:50 BST, Falmouth coastguard received a number of reports from members of public that six people had been thrown from a speedboat. |
| They reported seeing the boat "out of control for a short time" and striking some other boats, Jo Rawlings, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, told the BBC. | They reported seeing the boat "out of control for a short time" and striking some other boats, Jo Rawlings, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, told the BBC. |
| 'Heroic' coastguard | |
| Dog walker Simon Lewins, from Wadebridge, said he watched as a big, powerful boat going "a bit too fast" suddenly turned right, "depositing" people into the water. | |
| "It kept going off in ever decreasing circles. The screams coming from the people in the water were pretty bad." | |
| He said one of the coastguards then jumped in and managed to stop the boat and take it away. | |
| "I tell you what, this guy is a hero!" he told the BBC. | |
| Coastguards then helped some of the injured as a helicopter landed on the beach, he added. | |
| The injured were being treated at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. | The injured were being treated at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. |
| Matt Pavitt, the Coastguard sector manager for North Cornwall, said the injured four were "badly shaken up". | Matt Pavitt, the Coastguard sector manager for North Cornwall, said the injured four were "badly shaken up". |
| He added: "There appears to have been some interaction between the boat and the group of people in the water, which has resulted in a number of serious injuries". | He added: "There appears to have been some interaction between the boat and the group of people in the water, which has resulted in a number of serious injuries". |
| Lifeboats from Rock and Padstow, coastguard rescue teams, and search-and-rescue helicopters were all called to help the group. | |
| Police are also at the harbour, an area of which has been cordoned off. | Police are also at the harbour, an area of which has been cordoned off. |
| It is not yet known whether the vessel was commercially or privately owned. | It is not yet known whether the vessel was commercially or privately owned. |