Overview

• Fundraising efforts have topped £12,000 to fund life-saving river equipment and a memorial bench at Beccles Quay.
• The Broads Authority has issued formal guidance urging people to avoid unsupervised swimming in natural waterways.
• Suffolk Constabulary confirms no foul play is suspected and is compiling a file ahead of the coroner’s inquest.
• The Patel family continues to grieve privately while receiving support through school counselling and community tributes.
• Record summer river use and four drownings with 13 near-misses in local waterways last year have intensified calls for improved safety measures.