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Kai Lambe

Ref: 2014-0557 Date: 6 Oct 2014 Coroner: Andrew Haigh Area: Staffordshire South Responses identified: 0 / 1 View PDF

Inadequate safety measures and insufficient warning signage at a dangerous weir and salmon chute put children playing in the area at significant risk.

Date 6 Oct 2014
56-day deadline 1 Dec 2014 est.
Responses identified 0 of 1
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Coroner's concerns

AI summary
Inadequate safety measures and insufficient warning signage at a dangerous weir and salmon chute put children playing in the area at significant risk.
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At the inquest was told that children have played at this location for many years. Is does however appear that travelling along the weir and going down the salmon chute is extremely risky. believe that you have some responsibility for the site and that there is one small warning sign. Although you may already be aware of the circumstances of this tragic death and are taking action write to you know to ask you to consider if safety measures including signage at the scene should be improved. If you feel that this is not your responsibility could you please let me know who is responsible for the location? ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In myopinion action should be_taken to prevent future deaths and believe your 22nd very organisation have the power to take such action YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report; namely by December 2014. I,the Coroner; may extend the period. Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action: Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed. COPIES and PUBLICATION have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested Persons: Parents of Kai) , Dr R Hunter Senior Coroner for Derbyshire and to the LOCAL SAFEGUARDING BOARDS for Staffordshire and Derbyshire am also under duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response. The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or summary form. He may send a copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful or of interest_ You may make representations to me, the coroner, at the time of your response, about the release or the publication of your response by the Chief Coroner_ 6 October 2014 Andrew A Haigh HM Senior Coroner 1 ) a Staffordshire (South)

Report sections

Investigation and inquest
On 26 August 2014 commenced an investigation into the death of Kai Lambe aged 9 years_ The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on October 2014. The conclusion of the inquest was Accidental death with Kai having died from the effects of drowning: CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH Kai Lambe was certified dead at Queen's Hospital Burton at 22.38 on August 2014 from the effects of drowning: Earlier that day he had gone to the Rover Dove at Tutbury and had gone down a salmon chute_ He could not swim well and sank under the water;

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Reference
2014-0557
Date of report
6 October 2014
Coroner
Andrew Haigh
Coroner area
Staffordshire South

Responses identified

Responses identified 0 of 1
1 response not yet linked

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 1 Dec 2014 (estimated).

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