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Investigation and inquest
Emily Charlotte Milligan and Nicholas Desmond Robertson Milligan
Circumstances of the death
On the 5th May 2013 Nicholas Milligan was on holiday in Cornwall with his family (including Emily Milligan). The whole family went out in the rib boat “Milly”, a 8M Cobra ridge hulled inflatable boat with a 300 HP engine from about 12.30 pm that day around the Camel Estuary Nichola Milligans was at the helm in the camel estuary north of Padstow when at around 15.46 the occupants of the boat were ejected following a high power turn. The boat continued to circle repeatedly and hit both Emily and Nicholas resulting in fatal injuries from which they died. Mr Milligan had not got the kill cord attached at the time of the ejection which resulted in the engine not being immobilised. Mr and Mrs Milligan had completed their Speedboat Courses.
Coroner’s concerns
There has been an increase in the speed/power of such power boat leisure craft which create additional risks which users should be aware of to prevent accidents.
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