A 26-year-old man who couldn't swim drowned while paddleboarding with a friend, an inquest heard. Olumide Favour Giwa from Rochdale fell off the paddleboard when he got into difficulty near the Aira Point in Lancashire close to the ferry pier on August 7.
A four day search was carried out for Olumide was reported missing and his body was found by Cumbria police on August 11. His death was not treated suspiciously at the time and an inquest held at Cockermouth Coroners' Court in Cumbria heard how the 'passionate' and 'caring' man died as a result of drowning.
Olumide's friend was the first person to report him missing after they were unable to find him when they were thrown off the paddleboard. According to LancsLive, search teams including the coastguard, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, Maryport Inshore Rescue and members of both Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team and the North West Underwater Search Team.
