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image copyrightBina Fellowes
image captionA major rescue operation was launched after the pair were swept off the harbour wall
A father and daughter who were swept off a harbour by a savage sea died accidentally, a coroner has concluded.
Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Marie Smith, 26, from Gloucester were caught in waves at Mullion Cove, Cornwall in November.
Family members told an inquest in Truro Ms Smith may have been swept into the water and her father may have then tried to save her.
Acting senior coroner Andrew Cox said the deaths were simply a tragedy .
The hearing was told the family were regular visitors to the area and were at the start of a three-night break.
Father and daughter died in tragedy on first day of holiday in Cornwall, inquest hears
Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, were on the first day of a family holiday
The scene of the incident at Mullion Cove (Image: Bina Fellowes)
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A father and daughter drowned after being swept from a harbour wall on the first day of their family holiday in Cornwall, an inquest has heard.
A father and daughter drowned after they were swept out to sea in Cornwall from a harbour wall by huge waves, an inquest has heard.
Matthew Smith, 47, and Bonnie Smith, 26, were on the first day of a family holiday to Mullion Cove when tragedy struck on November 2 last year.
Cornwall Coroner s Court heard Mr Smith and his three children had walked from their accommodation to the harbour wall that night.
Eyewitnesses described the sea as boiling and savage , with powerful waves regularly crashing over the top.
Ms Smith s brother Mitchell said his father and sister and her dog were walking ahead of him and his brother Oliver. He said it was getting dark, and they were using torches on their mobile phones to see.
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