Christopher Broom

PFD Report Historic (No Identified Response) Ref: 2016-0044
Date of Report 7 February 2016
Coroner Barrie Van den Berg
Coroner Area Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Response Deadline est. 3 April 2016
Other related deaths
Judiciary.uk Report PDF
No published response · Over 2 years old
Sent To
Response Status
Responses 0 of 1
56-Day Deadline 3 Apr 2016
Over 2 years old — no identified published response
About PFD responses

Organisations named in PFD reports must respond within 56 days explaining what actions they are taking.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Coroners Concerns
_ The two The first is that (here was only one lifebelt available. This was some distance from where Mr Broom was fishing and was difficult to spot Witnesses (hought a lifebelt may have helped Mr Broom (0 survive. The second is that there was no lighting at the end of (he harbour wall so that visilors lo the harbour at night could not judge where the wall ended and in addilion made the aforementioned lifebell almost invisible very
Action Should Be Taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent fulure dealhs and believe you, or your organisation has Ihe power t0 (ake such action_ Extra lifebelts positioned around the harbour. Adequate lighting to be installed.
Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
On the 3rd February 2016 at the Clty Hall in Truro conducted the inquest Into the death of a young man called Chrlstopher Tristan Broom:
Circumstances of the Death
The brief facts were (hat Christopher Broom , accompanied by his girlfriend, was fishing from (he harbour wall at Charlestown: It was about 1-
p.m. at night on the 6lh Seplember 2015. Sadly, and it was not quite clear how, he fell into the waler and drowned: He could not swim _
Similar PFD Reports

Reports sharing organisations, categories, or themes with this PFD

Richard Hedges
13 pts
19 Dec 2023 North West Kent
1 shared category 2 shared themes
Barrie Copeland
13 pts
1 May 2020 Bedfordshire and Luton
1 shared category 2 shared themes
Casper Blackburn
13 pts
3 Apr 2018 Manchester (South)
1 shared category 2 shared themes
Sidney Martin
13 pts
1 May 2014 North Yorkshire (West)
1 shared category 2 shared themes
John Hickmott
10 pts
1 Dec 2025 Milton Keynes
2 shared themes
Ann Campbell
10 pts
23 Oct 2025 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
1 shared category 1 shared theme same coroner area
Related Inquiry Recommendations

Public inquiry recommendations addressing similar themes

Replace Buried Metallic LPG Pipes
ICL Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
New LPG Safety Regime
ICL Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
LPG Supplier Registration
ICL Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Polyethylene Piping Research
ICL Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Remove all spikes and inward-facing constructions from perimeter and radial fences
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Limit perimeter fencing height to a maximum of 2.2 metres
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Provide sufficient 1.1-metre wide gates in perimeter fences for emergency evacuation
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Paint and mark all emergency gates in fences with "Emergency Exit
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Keep all perimeter fence gates to pitch unlocked and open during matches
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards
Annually inspect all crush barriers for corrosion; repair or replace as needed
Taylor Inquiry
Public Infrastructure Physical Hazards

Data sourced from Courts and Tribunals Judiciary under the Open Government Licence.