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Second death after boat accident | Second death after boat accident |
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A teenager who was critically injured in a boating accident in Northumberland has died, police have said. | A teenager who was critically injured in a boating accident in Northumberland has died, police have said. |
Victoria Wilkinson, 17, was in a dinghy that capsized when it was hit by a gust of wind at Kielder Water reservoir on Sunday afternoon. She died on Tuesday. | Victoria Wilkinson, 17, was in a dinghy that capsized when it was hit by a gust of wind at Kielder Water reservoir on Sunday afternoon. She died on Tuesday. |
Her father Geoff, 52, from Kirkwhelpington, near Hexham, suffered a heart attack and died after trying to rescue his daughter. | Her father Geoff, 52, from Kirkwhelpington, near Hexham, suffered a heart attack and died after trying to rescue his daughter. |
They were racing in an event organised by Kielder Water Sailing Club. | They were racing in an event organised by Kielder Water Sailing Club. |
They were lifted from the water by a rescue boat and treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Newcastle, where Mr Wilkinson died on Sunday. | They were lifted from the water by a rescue boat and treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Newcastle, where Mr Wilkinson died on Sunday. |
Mr Wilkinson was a solicitor at Cumbria County Council. | |
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is investigating. | The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is investigating. |