Much-loved Billy, 22, died after falling off jet ski
The high powered jet ski had been purchased by Billy Cochrane s best friend on the day of his death
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image captionBilly Cochrane died after getting into difficulty while using a personal watercraft at Teignmouth
A 22-year-old man who died when he came off a personal watercraft in the sea off Devon had only bought it that day, an inquest has heard.
Billy Cochrane bought the Yamaha craft with his friend and was riding it at Teignmouth in May 2020 when he drowned, Plymouth Coroner s Court heard.
The £5,000 craft had no defects but Mr Cochrane was not wearing a life jacket, the inquest was told.
Senior coroner Ian Arrow concluded the death was accidental. Black blip
Mr Cochrane, a builder originally from High Wycombe but who had lived in Torbay since December 2019, bought the vessel with his friend, Logan Crook.