A "deeply loved" grandfather was found dead in the Menai Strait hours after his car was spotted abandoned on the Britannia Bridge, an inquest heard. Derek Carter, from Bangor in Gwynedd, passed away on December 27, 2021. A major search operation had been launched by North Wales Police after the dad-of-two's car was found abandoned on the Britannia Bridge during the early hours of the morning.
The searches involved the coastguard, RNLI and police officers in and around the bridge area and the Menai Strait. The inquest into the 65-year-old's death heard how at around 3.30pm a member of the public contacted North Wales Police after she discovered the body of a man near the Brynsiencyn shoreline of the Menai Strait.
The emergency services were called and the man, who was later identified as Mr Carter, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, reports North Wales Live. In a statement written by Mr Carter's wife, Denise, which was read out during the hearing, she said that Mr Carter sustained a severe injury in a motorbike accident, was paraplegic and suffered from tinnitus. She said he would often avoid social events due to his condition.
