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Emily Lewis died from catastrophic injuries after the boat smashed into a five-ton buoy in the Solent in August, 2020, while 10 others were hospitalised after the horror crash.

Two men have been sent for trial in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a high speed accident in a sightseeing boat.

Two men have been sent for trial in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed in a high speed accident in a sightseeing boat.

Michael Lawrence pleads not guilty in hearing into death of Emily Lewis, 15, after collision with buoy

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TWO MEN have been charged in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl who died in a high-speed boating accident in Southampton Water.

Emily Lewis was among 12 people taken to hospital after the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) collided with a buoy in the Solent on August 22 2020. Now two men have been charged over her death.

Emily Lewis, 15, died on a rigid inflatable boat that hit a buoy in Southampton Water on 22 August 2020

A sightseeing boat which crashed killing a 15-year-old girl made “high-speed” manoeuvres and was not following “safe working practices”, according to a report into the accident. Emily Lewis was among 12 people taken to hospital after the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) collided with a buoy in the Solent on August 22 last year. An inquest opened into her death heard she was taken to Southampton General Hospital where she died despite attempts to save her life. A report released by the Marine...

The rigid inflatable boat was carrying out ‘high-speed’ manoeuvres when it crashed into a buoy in the Solent.