Three Individuals Rowing On The River At Haverfordwest.
Three oarsmen were killed, and one is in critical condition after a group of oarsmen got into trouble on the river.
Dyfed-Powys Police tell two women and a man died on the spot. And another woman was hospitalized early Saturday after the incident on the Cleddau River in Haverfordwest. You are part of a group of nine adults traveling to Pembrokeshire for a paddle excursion.
Salty Dog pays homage to one of the dead, Paul O’Dwyer. In a tweet, clothing company Salty Dog said they were saying goodbye “heavy heart” and said Mr. O’Dwyer of Port Talbot missed him very much.
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The other five members of the rowing group were rescue and were not injureThree Individuals Rowing . A public member reportedly jumped into the river to save the oarsmen but managed to escape safely, police added. According to PA Media, the people involved are from the South Wales Paddle Boarders and Salty Dog Co., an organization base in Port Talbot.
One woman told the news agency that she got off the oars on the morning of the accident because. She was worry about the weather. Vicki McKinvan of Milford Haven said the incident was “absolutely heartbreaking” and “good friends” with the group who “do so much to raise money for charity.” The incident came after a yellow heavy rain warning from the Met Office, which was effective until Saturday morning.
A separate warning about more rain in South Wales was lift on Sunday. However, after days of heavy rain, flood warnings remained in effect on rivers in Pembrokeshire. Including the eastern and western Cledau basins. More than 20 police officers and 30 firefighters from the Central and West Wales Fire and Rescue Services. Including water rescue specialists, attended the rescue.
Two fireboats helped search the riverbanks and rivers, including a coast guard and helicopter.
Welsh Ambulance also dispatched several ambulances to the crash site and took the injured woman to the nearby Withybush Hospital. Det Ch Insp Jonathan Rees said his Three Individuals Rowing thoughts were with the families of those involved, and he thanked his emergency colleagues for their support.
Medics and the Executive Director for Health and Safety were notified. And the Maritime Victims Investigation Department (MAIB) sent a team of inspectors to the area for an initial assessment. “The purpose of the MAIB’s initial assessment is to determine how to proceed,” a spokesperson said. On Saturday, City Councilor Thomas Tudor spoke of the “tragedy” and expressed condolences “to the families who lost loved ones.”