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Leigh On Sea News: Inquest’s Conclusion – AN inquest has concluded into the death of a man who was fatally injured diving into the sea at Bell Wharf beach in Leigh this summer.
Inquest’s Conclusion - AN inquest has concluded into the death of a man who was fatally injured diving into the sea at Bell Wharf beach in Leigh this summer.
AN inquest has concluded into the death of a man who was fatally injured diving into the sea at Bell Wharf beach in Leigh this summer.
Thomas Warren, 27, broke his spine after diving into the water from a yacht on Saturday, July 8, and died ten days later in hospital in London.
In August, area coroner for Essex, Michelle Brown, opened the inquest into Mr Warren’s death, and the final hearing took place in Chelmsford on Thursday, November 23.
The inquest concluded that Mr warren died as the result of an accident after misjudging the depth of the water.
No previous medical history had been recorded for Mr Warren, and the coroner said that he been fit and well, was a strong swimmer, and regularly took part in activities such as skiing.
Ms Brown said: “Sadly, with this, he misjudged the depth and dived into some water that was shallow.”
Emergency services attended the incident, and the ambulance service endeavoured to revive Mr Warren once he reached the shore.
Following this, he was transported to Southend Hospital, where a trauma CT scan revealed a spinal fracture.
Subsequently, at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, surgeons performed surgery on the 27-year-old.
Coroner, Ms Brown, said: “[Surgeons] tried to manage the gravity of his condition, but he was extremely unwell and he never regained consciousness.
She continued: “He was weened off sedation, but he did not improve; he was gyrating and had an MRI scan on July 17 which indicated evidence of severe hypoxic brain injury.
“He had brain stem death due to the spinal injury – this indicated a devastating brain injury, and Mr Warren sadly died on July 18.”
She concluded: “I send my sympathies to the family and friends, because he was a very, very young age.
“I conclude that Thomas Warren died on July 18 at the Royal London Hospital as a result of an accident.”
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