was both tragic and avoidable. the new safety report has criticised the tour leaders for failing to plan adequately, after the group became trapped in fast flowing water at a weir in haverfordwest. 0ur wales correspondent, hywel griffith, reports. the river cleddau in full flow after torrential rain in autumn of last year. it was in these flood conditions that a group of nine paddleboarders entered the water. four would lose their lives. morgan rogers, nicola wheatley and paul 0 dwyer all died at the scene. they became trapped in the tumbling white water beneath the weir. rescuers were able to reach andrea powell, but she died a few days later in hospital. the investigation found the commercial trip they were on hadn t been planned properly. they didn t have the right kit and the leaders weren t fully trained. they hadn t assessed the risks of the weir. it looks like a smooth, albeit fast moving river, and you can t see what s on the other side of the weir until you re almost on it.
paddle boarders entered the water. four would lose their lives. morgan rogers, nicola wheatley and paul 0 dwyer all died at the scene. they became trapped in the tumbling white water beneath the weir. rescuers were able to reach andrea powell but she died a few days later in hospital. the investigation found that the commercial trip they were on hadn t been planned properly. they didn t have the right kit and the leaders weren t fully trained. they hadn t assessed the risks of the weir. it looks like a smooth, albeit fast moving river, and you can t see what s on the other side of the weir until you re almost on it. and then when you arrive, you ve got this churning turmoil of water. this current, the towback, is very much as the name implies, it tows you back towards the weir you can t escape. the investigators also found there weren t enough signs at the river to warn of the dangers. they say the huge growth in paddle boarding s popularity
very restrictive abortion law in parliament with many people marching in cities across the country this evening, demanding that the lot be revised and the march went under the banner of not one more victim . this is bbc news our main headlines hospitals overwhelmed after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone many more are injured. an investigation is under way into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. here in the uk, a fourth paddleboarder has died, and a woman has been arrested, after a group got into difficulty on a river in wales last week. megan paterson reports gathered with their boards to remember paul 0 dwyer, his life and his passion. a paddle out s reserved really for very special people, it s a surfing tradition, and we thought it was very fitting, at a tough time for the surf club, to come
together and really celebrate someone who was a great guy. paul 0 dwyer was one of four paddleboarders who died after getting into difficulty on the river cleddau in haverfordwest, a week ago. morgan rogers and nicola wheatley also lost their lives. andrea powell spent a week in hospital in a critical condition, but died yesterday from her injuries. five other people were part of the paddleboarding excursion they were rescued uninjured. a weather warning for heavy rain was in place when the group, part of south wales paddleboarders, went out. the river was high and fast flowing. police confirmed today a woman from the south wales area has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. she has been released under investigation. megan patterson, bbc news. an appeals court in the us has temporarily stopped president biden s vaccine mandate for businesses. the law would require workers at companies with more than 100 employees to be fully vaccinated, or get weekly tests.