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Speedboat death wife Victoria Milligan in kill cord plea | |
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A woman whose husband and daughter died in a speedboat accident has urged other boat users to wear a safety kill cord. | |
The Milligan family, who were on holiday from London, were thrown out of their boat off Padstow in May 2013. | |
Nick Milligan, 51, and his daughter Emily, eight, were both killed. Victoria Milligan lost a leg and her son Kit was severely injured. | |
A report concluded that if a kill cord had been worn the engine would have cut out when they were thrown overboard. | |
The report said that Mrs Milligan was at the helm of the speedboat Milly on the Camel Estuary when BSkyB sales boss Mr Milligan said she should make a turn. | |
Mr Milligan then reached across to take the helm and increased the engine throttle setting to full, throwing the whole family out of the boat. | |
The boat then continued to circle under full power, striking several members of the family. | The boat then continued to circle under full power, striking several members of the family. |
The report concluded that if a kill cord had been worn at the time, the engine would have cut out when they were thrown overboard. | The report concluded that if a kill cord had been worn at the time, the engine would have cut out when they were thrown overboard. |
Mrs Milligan has a message for other boat users. | Mrs Milligan has a message for other boat users. |
She said: "Please always wear a kill cord. Even if you are coming into shore or a pier, always put it on. | She said: "Please always wear a kill cord. Even if you are coming into shore or a pier, always put it on. |
"Just be aware you are driving a powerful machine and always have the right training." | "Just be aware you are driving a powerful machine and always have the right training." |
Mrs Milligan added that the family had received full training before the accident. | Mrs Milligan added that the family had received full training before the accident. |
"My husband was hugely safety conscious," she said. | "My husband was hugely safety conscious," she said. |
"We had done our speedboat courses. He had always worn a kill cord. | "We had done our speedboat courses. He had always worn a kill cord. |
"What happened to us was a horrific accident." | "What happened to us was a horrific accident." |
Mrs Milligan has been raising money for Cornwall's rescue services. | |
She has already raised more than £250,000 for Cornwall Air Ambulance and presented the organisation with a cheque at its base on Thursday. | |
"I was slightly dreading going to see the rescue helicopter in situ but I found it incredibly uplifting to give back a huge amount of money to the charity which is fully funding their night flying technology," she said. | |
"That is going to save lives and that's the best legacy we can leave for Nicko and Emily." | |
And she is hoping to raise more than £300,000 for the RNLI and Child Bereavement UK in a charity cycle ride starting in Cornwall. | And she is hoping to raise more than £300,000 for the RNLI and Child Bereavement UK in a charity cycle ride starting in Cornwall. |
The ride leaves Trevose Golf Club in Cornwall on 20 June and arrives 272 miles later at Trinity Fields, in London on 22 June. | The ride leaves Trevose Golf Club in Cornwall on 20 June and arrives 272 miles later at Trinity Fields, in London on 22 June. |
There are 125 cyclists taking part with a further 25 riders joining for the final Sunday leg. | There are 125 cyclists taking part with a further 25 riders joining for the final Sunday leg. |