Father-of-two, 30, fell overboard and drowned while boating on the Thames with his young son after taking a ‘large amount’ of cocaine, inquest hears Jake Brown, 30, reported missing after child spotted in boat on his own in June Specialist divers discovered body next day on riverbed at Sunbury-on-Thames The coroner heard he had ingested a … Read more
HISTORY THE WHITE SHIP by Charles Spencer (William Collins £25, 352 pp) On a cold but clear November night in 1120, almost exactly 900 years ago, a ship sailed out of Barfleur harbour on the Normandy coast, bound for Southampton. Everyone on board was cheerfully drunk but perfectly optimistic. The tide had turned and was with … Read more
A missing seven-year-old boy has been found drowned at home alongside his hanged mother in a suspected murder-suicide. Banking analyst Yulia Gokcedag, 35, and her son Timur had been reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday 12 August. Police grew increasingly concerned about their welfare and broke into the £687,000 flat on the Isle of … Read more
Missing boy, 7, is found drowned alongside his hanged mother, 35, in suspected murder-suicide after police forced their way into their home in east London Yulia Gokcedag, 35, and son Timur, 7, were both reported missing on August 12 Met Police officers forced their way into Tower Hamlets home the following day Mother and son … Read more
Schoolgirl, 15, drowns after falling into swollen river and being swept away while playing with friends during Storm Ellen Nicola Williams fell into the River Rhymney in Cardiff while playing with friends Friend jumped to save her but she was carried away before coastguard saved her Her family was described as ‘devastated’ at the tragic … Read more
Pictured: Teenager, 17, who is feared drowned after swimming in a quarry lagoon as he tried to cool off during heatwave College student Haider Ali, 17, and his friends were cooling off in the 34C heat He got into difficulty at Shavers End Quarry, Worcestershire, yesterday His grief-stricken family said today that he was the … Read more
She found her sea legs! Collie called Toobs who was feared drowned after going overboard on owner’s yacht is found in a CAVE by kayakers 24 hours later Wayne Booth believes his pooch swam ashore after the accident near Falmouth Two teenage kayakers found Toobs in a secluded cave near St Mawes in Cornwall She … Read more
A mother who drowned in front of her son and his friend after leaping into the sea to save them when they got into difficulty in a kayak has today been pictured. The woman, named locally as Danielle Chilvers, 37, was pulled lifeless from the water after being caught out by the strong current at Waxham, … Read more
Mother in coma with Covid has no idea 18-year-old son drowned in Yorkshire Dales river on hottest day of the year Muhammed Bilal Zeb, from Bradford, was swimming in Linton Falls, in Yorkshire Dales when he got into difficulty as temperatures soared to above 30 degrees Despite rescuers performing CPR at the scene, the 18-year-old … Read more
Dozens of adoring fans gathered for a vigil honoring Naya Rivera on Saturday night at the lake where the Glee star tragically drowned last month. The event organized on the Twitter fan page ‘Naya Army’ was held at an overlook above Lake Piru outside Los Angeles that was decorated with photos of the 33-year-old actress … Read more