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| Dylan Cecil drowned off jetty, coroner rules | Dylan Cecil drowned off jetty, coroner rules |
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| A four-year-old boy who was visiting the seaside with his family drowned after slipping from a jetty, a coroner has said. | A four-year-old boy who was visiting the seaside with his family drowned after slipping from a jetty, a coroner has said. |
| Dylan Cecil was on holiday visiting his grandparents when he fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on Sunday 19 August. He was said to have been trying to get a closer look at the sea when the incident happened. | Dylan Cecil was on holiday visiting his grandparents when he fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on Sunday 19 August. He was said to have been trying to get a closer look at the sea when the incident happened. |
| The youngster, from Kettering in Northamptonshire, disappeared from view while members of his family were enjoying a day on the coast. | The youngster, from Kettering in Northamptonshire, disappeared from view while members of his family were enjoying a day on the coast. |
| His parents, Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil, attempted to save their boy, while emergency services quickly launched a search and rescue operation. | His parents, Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil, attempted to save their boy, while emergency services quickly launched a search and rescue operation. |
| His body was found by a member of the public four days later less than half a mile away from where he was last seen – at a sailing club. | His body was found by a member of the public four days later less than half a mile away from where he was last seen – at a sailing club. |
| More than 400 people joined the boy's parents at St Andrew's Church in Burnham-on-Sea to remember Dylan during a memorial service on Sunday, while a minute's silence was also held for people to pay their respects near to where Dylan was last seen alive. | More than 400 people joined the boy's parents at St Andrew's Church in Burnham-on-Sea to remember Dylan during a memorial service on Sunday, while a minute's silence was also held for people to pay their respects near to where Dylan was last seen alive. |
| Coroner Michael Rose said on Tuesday a post-mortem examination showed Dylan drowned. | Coroner Michael Rose said on Tuesday a post-mortem examination showed Dylan drowned. |
| He offered his sympathy to the family, adding: "There can be nothing more harrowing for any parent than to witness the death of a child. | He offered his sympathy to the family, adding: "There can be nothing more harrowing for any parent than to witness the death of a child. |
| "But I hope his parents will take comfort from the fact that their grief is shared by all in the county, especially those in Burnham-on-Sea and all the emergency services." | "But I hope his parents will take comfort from the fact that their grief is shared by all in the county, especially those in Burnham-on-Sea and all the emergency services." |
| No members of Dylan's family were present at the short hearing when his inquest was opened in Taunton. It was adjourned until a date yet to be set. | No members of Dylan's family were present at the short hearing when his inquest was opened in Taunton. It was adjourned until a date yet to be set. |
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