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Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton killed on Windermere by generator fumes | Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton killed on Windermere by generator fumes |
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A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat on Windermere in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an inquiry has found. | A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat on Windermere in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an inquiry has found. |
Kelly Webster, 36, and Lauren Thornton, 10, of Leyland, Lancashire, were found suffering from breathing difficulties on the boat on 1 April. | Kelly Webster, 36, and Lauren Thornton, 10, of Leyland, Lancashire, were found suffering from breathing difficulties on the boat on 1 April. |
They were taken to hospital, where they later died. | They were taken to hospital, where they later died. |
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report found fumes from a detached generator filled the boat. | A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report found fumes from a detached generator filled the boat. |
Ms Webster's partner Matthew Eteson, 39, also from Leyland, was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but was later released. | Ms Webster's partner Matthew Eteson, 39, also from Leyland, was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but was later released. |
The investigation found a portable petrol-driven generator had been installed to supply power to the boat. | The investigation found a portable petrol-driven generator had been installed to supply power to the boat. |
The generator had been fitted with an improvised exhaust and silencer system which had become detached, it said. | The generator had been fitted with an improvised exhaust and silencer system which had become detached, it said. |
This caused the generator's exhaust fumes to fill the engine bay and spread into the cabin at the rear of the vessel, where the mother and daughter were sleeping. | This caused the generator's exhaust fumes to fill the engine bay and spread into the cabin at the rear of the vessel, where the mother and daughter were sleeping. |
The boat's carbon monoxide sensor system did not activate because it was not connected to a power supply, the investigation found. |