Inquiry report into Land’s End school drowning

Title

Inquiry report into Land’s End school drowning

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Report on the inquiry report into the drowning at Land’s End of four boys from Stoke Poges Middle School, which recommends better planning and preparation of school trips and supervision of children in hazardous places. Includes interviews with Rita Lamden, who lost her son Ricci; inquiry chairman Charles Garrett; inquiry member David Pullen. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Rita Lamden; Charles Garrett; David Pullen

Keywords

Accidents; Reports; Safety; Schoolchildren; Accidental death; Drowning; School visits; Stoke Poges Middle School; Land’s End

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