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Alexander Hadley

PFD Report All Responded Ref: 2015-0433

Date of Report 11 November 2015

Coroner D Pritchard Jones

Coroner Area North West Wales

Response Deadline ✓ from report 10 January 2016

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Gwynedd Council

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Coroner's Concerns

_ (1) The two deceased men were unaware of the dangerous currents in the pool directly below the waterfall and the evidence indicated that other people were also unaware of the dangers As the waterfall is in close proximity to the village of Llanberis and is easily accessible other people could die in identical circumstances and am therefore of the opinion that a sign should be erected to warn people of the dangerous characteristics of the waterfall pool. 37 Castle Square; Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LLSS 2NN Tel 01286 672804 01286 675217 the Fax

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Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol Corporate Support CYNGOR Pennaeth Adran Head of Department Geraint Owen GWYNEDD Gofynnwch am/Ask for: COUNCIL (01286) 679335 Ein Cyf / Our Ref: GOICLIGOG (01286) 671072 Eich Cyf / Your Ref: DPJIA WH/17706/7 E-bost E-mail: geraintowen@gwynedd govuk Uwch Grwner ei Mawrhydi Gogledd Orllewin Cymru 37 Y Maes Caernarfon Gwynedd LLSS 2NN
6.01.16 Annwyl Grwner; Par: Cwest Alexander Stuart Hadley a Steffan Robert Vernon Cyfeiriaf at eich Ilythyr dyddiedig 11e 0 Dachwedd, 2015 at y Prif WeithredwI; ac at adroddiad cwest ar gyfer yr uchod. Rwyf yn darparu ymateb ar ran Cyngor Gwynedd i adroddiad Rheol 28 i Atal Marwolaethau Pellach. Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn dal rhyddfraint safle'r ple ddigwyddodd y ddamwain; ond mae r safle wedi ei brydlesu. Er hynny, mae' r Cyngor wedi gwneud trefniadau yn unol &'r gorchymyn yn dilyn y cwest; i osod rhybuddion diogelwch na ddylid ymdrochi yn pwll ger Rhaeadr Afon Arddu; Llanberis. Mae arwyddion wedi eu harchebu a'u derbyn a bwriedir eu gosod ar greigiau gerllaw pwll y rhaeadr er mwyn blaen-rybuddio ymwelwyr i'r safle 0 r perygl 0 farwolaeth sy'n bodoli oherwydd cerrynt tanddwr. Bydd yr arwyddion yn cael eu gosod cyn phosibl. Mae r tywydd gwlyb diweddar wedi oedi r gwaith gan fod angen sicrhau Ilwybr diogel weithwyr gyrraedd y safle_ Byddant yn cael eu unwaith bydd tywydd yn caniatau'r gwaith gael ei gynnal yn ddiogel gobeithir y bydd wedi ei gwblhau erbyn diwedd mis Ionawr 2016. Yn gywir, K2tain Geraint Owen Pennaeth Cefnogaeth Gorfforaethol Copi i: Dilwyn 0 Williams, Prif Weithredwr Swyddfa'r Cyngor Caernarfon Gwynedd LL5S 1SH Parch Gwasanaethu Positif Gweithio fel tim Gwerth am arian 01766 771000 Respect Serving Positive Working as a team Value for money WWW . gwynedd gov.uk pwll gynted gosod

Action Should Be Taken

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have power to take such action.

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Investigation and Inquest

On 21ST October 2015 conducted an Inquest into the death of Alexander Stuart Hadley (born 14/9/1993) of Tyn Y FawnogDinonwic Gwnedd and Steffan Robert Vernon (born 20/10/1981) of which revealed matters that cause me concern.

Circumstances of the Death

On 5"h June 2015 Steffan Robert Vernon and Alexander Stuart Hadley went swimming in a pool below the waterfall at Llanberis where they drowned because of the downward current caused by the waterfall, the coldness of the water and other matters that are not relevant to this referral.