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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Hennessey

Paddleboard company owner jailed over deaths was sacked as police officer

Former police officer Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, was sentenced to 10 years and six months for the manslaughter of four people at Swansea Crown Court on Wednesday (Dyfed-Powys Police/PA) -

A paddleboard operator jailed for the deaths of four people during a hazardous river excursion was sacked as a police officer for making a fraudulent insurance claim.

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, was sentenced to 10 years and six months at Swansea Crown Court for organising a stand-up paddleboarding tour on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, despite "extremely hazardous conditions" and weather warnings in place. The October 2021 tragedy claimed the lives of four people..

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