A dad was thrown "four feet in the air" shortly before he drowned in rough seas. Experienced kayaker John Robert Slack, 34, a "happy-go-lucky" from Birmingham travelled to Gwynedd last May for the first time since lockdown restrictions were lifted, to paddle in water off Tywyn beach.
Before he set out to paddle in the water off Tywyn beach, a beach warden warned him not to go into the water, an inquest in Caernarfon was told today. But Mr Slack, 34, ignored the advice, got into difficulty shortly afterwards and had to be recovered from the water by the Aberdyfi coastguard team
The "loving" dad-of-two died en route to Ysbyty Bronglais, Aberystwyth on May 9. The inquest was told he would frequently visit the region in his campervan and would often camp out near the sea.
