Action call after man’s open water drowning

A CORONER has urged the Government to take action after a 55-year-old man drowned at an open water swimming event.

- KALI LINDSAY and PRESS ASSOCIATION

Joel Kenneth Ineson died at Hetton Lyons Park in Sunderland on June 1, 2023, after suffering a cardiac event while taking part in an organised open water swim.

At the conclusion of an inquest held on April 4, David Place, senior coroner for the City of Sunderland, recorded a conclusion of accidental death.

The medical cause of death was given as drowning, with diffuse myocardial scarring as a contributing factor.