Every summer Helen Nugent is reminded of a tragic incident which sadly killed her two young sisters.
It was the day the children broke up for the school holidays in 1961 and sisters Catherine, 11, Veronica, nine, and Patricia, seven, were playing at Denton Dene, in Newcastle. The schoolgirls, who attended St Bede's Catholic Primary School, were playing near the shallow water when Patricia suddenly fell in and became stuck in the mud.
Catherine tried desperately to save her sister but as a result she also got into difficulty. By the time Veronica ran to her home across the road to get help and returned with her mum, Muriel, the two young girls had tragically passed away.
