Lands End tragedy inquiry

Title

Lands End tragedy inquiry

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:18

Description

Interview with Rita Lamden, whose son Ricci Lamden drowned off Lands End in Cornwall, during a school visit. She says the families should be allowed to sit in during an inquiry by Buckinghamshire County Council into the accident. Nicholas Hurst, 10, Ricci Lamden, 11, James Holloway, 11, and Robert Ankers, 12 all died in the tragedy. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Rita Lamden

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Children (age group); Cornwall; Schoolchildren; School visits; Lands End; Rita Lamden; Ricci Lamden; Buckinghamshire County Council

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