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Cerys Potter, 9, flung from raft and drowned in Turkey, inquest told Raft death Cerys Potter, 9, was unlawfully killed, inquest rules
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A nine-year-old girl drowned after being flung from an inflatable raft while white-water rafting on holiday, an inquest has heard. A nine-year-old girl who drowned after being flung from into a river while white-water rafting on holiday was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.
Cerys Potter, from Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, died in 2010 in rapids on the Dalaman river in Turkey.Cerys Potter, from Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, died in 2010 in rapids on the Dalaman river in Turkey.
Cerys was sat at the back of the raft, which had 13 people on board, Cardiff Coroner's Court heard. Coroner Christopher Woolley said gross negligence manslaughter had contributed to her death.
Four men have been jailed for more than five years over the schoolgirl's death. Four men have been jailed for more than five years over the fatal incident.
Cerys was sat at the back of the inflatable raft with 13 people on board, Cardiff Coroner's Court heard.
The raft struck a rock and then overturned, the inquest was told, throwing everyone on board into the rough and fast-flowing water.The raft struck a rock and then overturned, the inquest was told, throwing everyone on board into the rough and fast-flowing water.
The party was reassured Cerys was safe, but she could not be seen.The party was reassured Cerys was safe, but she could not be seen.
The inquest heard a search was not launched by the organisers for more than 40 minutes and Cerys's body was found two hours later.The inquest heard a search was not launched by the organisers for more than 40 minutes and Cerys's body was found two hours later.
A passenger on the raft has said he believed the raft was overcrowded, that it had too many children on board, and there were inadequate safety procedures. A passenger on the raft has said he believed the boat was overcrowded, that it had too many children on board, and there were inadequate safety procedures.
The inquest is continuing.The inquest is continuing.