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Families' fury over 'brazen' appeal bid by paddleboard boss who caused four deaths
Key takeaways
- Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.
- Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 41, from Port Talbot, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in March 2025 and was jailed for 10 years and six months.
- Three judges at the Court of Appeal rejected David Elias KC's submissions that the sentence was "manifestly excessive".
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Nicola Bryan BBC Wales'Four people died - we just want her to say sorry'A former paddleboard firm owner's "brazen" failed bid to shorten her prison sentence after causing the deaths of four people caused further pain for those already grieving, the families of two of her victims have said.
Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.
Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 41, from Port Talbot, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in March 2025 and was jailed for 10 years and six months.
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