Ex-cop accused of causing deaths of four paddleboarders pictured following tragedy

Nerys Bethan Lloyd was successful tribunal pursuing the deaths of 4 paddleboarders connected the River Cleddau successful Wales. Her institution organised a stream tour, erstwhile the radical got into difficulty

A erstwhile constabulary serviceman who is accused of causing the deaths of a radical of paddleboarders has appeared successful court.

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, proprietor of circuit institution Salty Dog Co Ltd, attended tribunal pursuing the calamity connected the River Cleddau successful Pembrokeshire, Wales. Four radical died aft a radical became trapped successful Haverfordwest municipality weir connected October 30, 2021.

Dyfed-Powys Police were alerted to a fig of paddleboarders successful distress astatine astir 9.02am. It was earlier reported that the radical got caught up successful a flooded weir.

Paul O’Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24, and Nicola Wheatley, 40, were declared dead. Lloyd was charged with 5 offences relating to the incidental connected October 4 this year. Lloyd has been charged with 4 counts of gross negligence manslaughter and 1 offence nether the Health and Safety astatine Work Act.

She spoke lone to corroborate her name, day of commencement and code during a abbreviated proceeding astatine the tribunal connected Tuesday morning. District Judge Mark Layton said members of the families of those who died had attended the tribunal successful idiosyncratic and online.

He told them: “I instrumentality this accidental to connection my condolences to you for your precise bittersweet loss.” Speaking to Lloyd, the judge said: “Your lawsuit is 1 that cannot beryllium dealt with by this court. The day you volition look earlier Swansea Crown Court is January 3 astatine 9.30am. You are released connected unconditional bail.”

No details of the lawsuit were fixed to the court. Speaking astatine the time, Rosemary Ainslie, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The charges subordinate to a commercialized paddleboarding stream circuit connected October 30 2021, wherever 4 of the radical became trapped successful Haverfordwest municipality weir and tragically mislaid their lives.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds each acrophobic that transgression proceedings against the suspect are progressive and that she has the close to a just trial. It is highly important determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings.”

The suspect volition look for a plea and proceedings mentation proceeding astatine Swansea Crown Court connected January 3.