Water safety and drowning prevention investigated after Ruthin mum's campaign
Calls for urgent action on water safety and drowning prevention in Wales have been made following a petition with saw over 11,00 signatures.
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Calls for urgent action on water safety and drowning prevention in Wales have been made following a petition with saw over 11,00 signatures.
Thousands call for rescue equipment after Mark Allen, 18, died when he jumped into a reservoir.
Clearer leadership is needed from the Welsh Government to prevent drowning deaths in Wales, according to a Senedd report. The Petitions Committee has investigated water safety and drowning prevention in Wales after a campaign by Leeanne Bartley from Ruthin saw over 11,000 people sign her petition. Her son, Mark Allen, died after jumping into cold […]
Leeanne's son Mark died after jumping into a reservoir to cool off on a hot summer day.
A DENBIGHSHIRE mum who lost her son in a drowning incident is urging people to steer clear of open water swimming amid current warm weather. Three years ago today (June 5), Mark Allen, 18, died after after jumping into a reservoir in Greater Manchester in June of 2018. Mark, who was an aspiring actor, immediately got into difficulties and, despite the best efforts of friends to save him, tragically drowned - with his body later recovered by search and rescue teams. Mark Allen died in a drowning incident - aged just 18. And his mum, Leeanne Bartley, from Ruthin, wants to raise aw...