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Raft death Cerys Potter, 9, was unlawfully killed, inquest rules | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
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. |
Coroner Christopher Woolley said gross negligence manslaughter had contributed to her 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 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. |