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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham and Jane Dalton

Family of billionaire explorer on Titanic sub say instant death from implosion was ‘best outcome’

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A cousin of the British billionaire who died in the submersible trip to the Titanic says his death as the vessel imploded was the “best outcome” compared with the crew slowly running out of oxygen.

Kathleen Cosnett, the cousin of explorer Hamish Harding, said “knowing nothing about it” was the best way to go.

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