Teignmouth: Watercraft rider died same day he bought vessel
BBC News Published image captionBilly Cochrane died after getting into difficulty while using a personal watercraft at Teignmouth A 22-year-old man who died when he came off a personal watercraft in the sea off Devon had only bought it that day, an inquest has heard. Billy Cochrane bought the Yamaha craft with his friend and was riding it at Teignmouth in May 2020 when he drowned, Plymouth Coroner's Court heard. The £5,000 craft had no defects but Mr Cochrane was not wearing a life jacket, the inquest was told. Senior coroner Ian Arrow concluded the death was accidental. 'Black blip' Mr Co...