The inquest into the death of a beloved teen who got into difficulty as she played in the water with her friends has opened.
Lucy Smith, 14, was tragically found dead in a pond near Crowswood Drive in her home town of Stalybridge on Monday, August 15, after getting into difficulty around 6.30pm as she played in the water with her friends. Despite hours of desperate searching, her body was pulled from the water later that evening.
A hearing at Manchester South Coroner's Court on Tuesday, September 6, formally opened the inquest into her death, discussing the brief circumstances of the tragic incident, which saw tributes pour in from devastated friends.
