Andrew Story
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Ref: 2024-0357
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· Deadline: 28 Aug 2024
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Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Coroner’s Concerns
'It was understood that the Greek Coroner had informed bereaved family members that the sea was particularly rough in Rethymno, Crete and had no lifeguards on duty between 31 August and the end of the summer season. This coincided with tourist season making the use of that beach and sea for swimming generally, and particularly unsafe in the absence of red warning markers, signs or flags
Responses
The FCDO transmitted the Regulation 28 report to the British Consulate in Crete for onward transmission to the relevant Greek authorities, but stated they could not guarantee a response from the Greek authorities. The FCDO's own substantive response remains outstanding.
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Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Missing Responses from Government Departments Sent: 05/11/2024, 08:18:48 From: To: Regulation28reports
Good Morning,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I can confirm that this response is still outstanding. We received the following communication on the 30th July, but have had nothing since:
“Thank you for your email enclosing the Senior Coroners Regulation 28 Report. I am sorry for the delay in responding. I confirm receipt of the report, and that this has been transmitted, via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Coroner Liaison Officer, to the British Consulate in Crete for onwards transmission to the relevant Greek authorities.
Whilst I can confirm the transmission, the FCDO cannot guarantee the Greek authorities will respond to the coroner’s report by the 26th August 2024, if at all. Please let me know if you require anything further.”
Best Wishes
– Coroner’s Officer Cheshire Coroner's Court, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JX
Phone: 01606 36 5612 / 3892 | Email: Visit www.cheshire.police.uk | Follow @cheshirepolice on Twitter | Like Cheshire Police on Facebook
From: Sent: 05 November 2024 08:14 To: Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Missing Responses from Government Departments
FYI
Could you please confirm this is still the case, or send the relevant responses before I contact them. If they have been granted an extension please do let me know.
The deceased this applies to are:
Andrew Story Cheshire Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Kind regards, Olivia
Olivia Adshead Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Coroner Judicial Office Royal Courts of Justice
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Good Morning,
Thank you for your e-mail.
I can confirm that this response is still outstanding. We received the following communication on the 30th July, but have had nothing since:
“Thank you for your email enclosing the Senior Coroners Regulation 28 Report. I am sorry for the delay in responding. I confirm receipt of the report, and that this has been transmitted, via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Coroner Liaison Officer, to the British Consulate in Crete for onwards transmission to the relevant Greek authorities.
Whilst I can confirm the transmission, the FCDO cannot guarantee the Greek authorities will respond to the coroner’s report by the 26th August 2024, if at all. Please let me know if you require anything further.”
Best Wishes
– Coroner’s Officer Cheshire Coroner's Court, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JX
Phone: 01606 36 5612 / 3892 | Email: Visit www.cheshire.police.uk | Follow @cheshirepolice on Twitter | Like Cheshire Police on Facebook
From: Sent: 05 November 2024 08:14 To: Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Missing Responses from Government Departments
FYI
Could you please confirm this is still the case, or send the relevant responses before I contact them. If they have been granted an extension please do let me know.
The deceased this applies to are:
Andrew Story Cheshire Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Kind regards, Olivia
Olivia Adshead Assistant Private Secretary to the Chief Coroner Judicial Office Royal Courts of Justice
This e-mail and any attachments is intended only for the attention of the addressee(s). Its unauthorised use, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all copies and inform the sender by return e-mail. Internet e-mail is not a secure medium. Any reply to this message could be intercepted and read by someone else. Please bear that in mind when deciding whether to send material in response to this message by e-mail. This e-mail (whether you are the sender or the recipient) may be monitored, recorded and retained by the Ministry of Justice. Monitoring / blocking software may be used, and e-mail content may be read at any time. You have a responsibility to ensure laws are not broken when composing or forwarding e-mails and their contents.
Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
On 05 January 2024 I commenced an investigation into the death of Andrew James STORY aged 56. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 26 June 2024. The conclusion of the inquest was that: Accident
Circumstances of the Death
On 12 October 2023, 56 year old Andrew Story went for a swim in the sea in Rethymno whilst on holiday in Crete. He was only gone for a few minutes when a bystander was seen undertaking CPR on him, on the beach. A post mortem conducted in Greece offered a cause of death as drowning in sea water. A UK post mortem identified drowning but also left ventricular hypertrophy. Mr Story was taken away by ambulance but was sadly confirmed deceased thereafter.
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