Gordon Copeland: inquest begins into death of Indigenous man who drowned after being followed by police

The Gwydir River, north of the town of Moree, where Gordon Copeland was last seen. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

An inquest into the death of a 22-year-old Gomeroi man who drowned in a Moree river after allegedly running from police, has heard harrowing evidence about his final moments.

The New South Wales coroner is examining the circumstances surrounding the death of Gordon Copeland, who died in the Gwydir river in the early hours of 10 July 2021.