Wheelchair users died during day trip from care home when lake boat capsized

Sky Newsonoctobre 17, 2024

Undated handout photo issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) of Wheelyboat 123 - a recreational craft modified for wheelchair users. The capsize of the motorboat which led to the drowning of two wheelchair users happened because a maintenance failure meant the vessel was not watertight, an investigation has found. Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63, were on a day trip from a care home when they died on Roadford Lake, near Okehampton, Devon, on June 8 2022. Issue date: Thurs

Poor maintenance caused a boat carrying wheelchair users to capsize, leading to the deaths of two people, an investigation has found.

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Publish date : 2024-10-17 11:49:00

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