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| A man who leaped onto an runaway speedboat that killed two members of a family and injured four others has spoken for the first time about his efforts to save them. | A man who leaped onto an runaway speedboat that killed two members of a family and injured four others has spoken for the first time about his efforts to save them. |
| Charlie Toogood, 32, jumped from his own boat onto the empty craft that had thrown the Milligan family into the Camel estuary at Padstow, Cornwall, in order to cut to the power. Police have said his actions on Sunday and those of other witnesses to the accident prevented more deaths. | Charlie Toogood, 32, jumped from his own boat onto the empty craft that had thrown the Milligan family into the Camel estuary at Padstow, Cornwall, in order to cut to the power. Police have said his actions on Sunday and those of other witnesses to the accident prevented more deaths. |
| Nick Milligan, 51, a senior executive with BskyB, was declared dead at the scene in Padstow as was his eight-year-old daughter Emily. | Nick Milligan, 51, a senior executive with BskyB, was declared dead at the scene in Padstow as was his eight-year-old daughter Emily. |
| Milligan's wife, Victoria, 39, and the couple's other children Amber, 12, Olivia, 10 and Kit, four, were also injured by the speedboat as it circled at high speed. Victoria and Kit Milligan suffered "life-changing" leg injuries. while the two girls suffered minor injuries. The family, from Wandsworth, south-west London, were on holiday when they were thrown from the boat which went out of control and struck them. | Milligan's wife, Victoria, 39, and the couple's other children Amber, 12, Olivia, 10 and Kit, four, were also injured by the speedboat as it circled at high speed. Victoria and Kit Milligan suffered "life-changing" leg injuries. while the two girls suffered minor injuries. The family, from Wandsworth, south-west London, were on holiday when they were thrown from the boat which went out of control and struck them. |
| In a brief statement issued through the RNLI, Toogood, 32, a water-skiing instructor and a volunteer at Rock lifeboat station for eight years until business commitments prevented him continuing in 2011, said: "There were many 'heroes' in this tragic incident all of whom did a remarkable job in difficult circumstances. However, now is a time solely to reflect on the bereaved and injured family members and their wider family and friends. My thoughts are with all of them and will be for a long time to come. | In a brief statement issued through the RNLI, Toogood, 32, a water-skiing instructor and a volunteer at Rock lifeboat station for eight years until business commitments prevented him continuing in 2011, said: "There were many 'heroes' in this tragic incident all of whom did a remarkable job in difficult circumstances. However, now is a time solely to reflect on the bereaved and injured family members and their wider family and friends. My thoughts are with all of them and will be for a long time to come. |
| "I have nothing more to add to this and would hope that our community can now be left to deal with this tragedy in our own way and in peace and quiet." | "I have nothing more to add to this and would hope that our community can now be left to deal with this tragedy in our own way and in peace and quiet." |
| Detective Superintendent Jim Colwell, of Devon and Cornwall police, said on Monday that the family had been ejected from a boat that had gone out of control and began circling before "coming into contact" with the people in the water. | Detective Superintendent Jim Colwell, of Devon and Cornwall police, said on Monday that the family had been ejected from a boat that had gone out of control and began circling before "coming into contact" with the people in the water. |
| Praising the "brave and heroic" help offered by local people and holidaymakers, Colwell said the incident would have been "far worse in terms of the overall death toll" without their efforts. | Praising the "brave and heroic" help offered by local people and holidaymakers, Colwell said the incident would have been "far worse in terms of the overall death toll" without their efforts. |
| Police and the local coroner are continuing their investigations. Central to these are finding out why the boat did not stop when it should have done. The state of a "kill cord" – a lanyard attached to the person at the helm that cuts the boat's power if he or she falls from the vessel is an important part of the inquiry. | Police and the local coroner are continuing their investigations. Central to these are finding out why the boat did not stop when it should have done. The state of a "kill cord" – a lanyard attached to the person at the helm that cuts the boat's power if he or she falls from the vessel is an important part of the inquiry. |
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