Teen drowned after he became trapped in river

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy died when he became trapped underwater while swimming in a river after school with a friend, an inquest heard.

- ROBERT HARRIES Reporter

Kane Geraint Edwards died in the River Tawe in Swansea during the late afternoon of May 24, 2022.

Emergency services were notified at around 4.50pm after reports that Kane had entered the water and not been able to get out.

The alarm was raised on a section of the Tawe near Swansea Enterprise Park next to Wychtree Street in the Morriston area.

Police, fire service, and coastguard crews were involved in a search for Kane and his body was retrieved from the water at around 6pm.

A two-day inquest into his death was held on Monday and yesterday at the Guildhall in Swansea, where assistant coroner Edward Ramsay heard evidence from different witnesses.

Having gone into the river with his friend, Kane got into difficulty and was seen to go under the water.

During the rescue attempt, it became apparent that “debris” in the river, unseen from above the water, had played a part in his death with Kane unable to free himself having become trapped.