Overview

• Hajra Zahid, 29, and her sister Haleema, 25, entered the waters near Nant Gwynant in Eryri National Park on June 11 and were pronounced dead shortly before 11 pm.
• North Wales Police were dispatched around 9:30 pm after reports one woman had been pulled from the water and the other remained submerged, with support from Llanberis Mountain Rescue and an air ambulance.
• During the hearing at Caernarfon’s Dafydd Orwig Chamber, Assistant Coroner Sarah Riley confirmed drowning as the cause of death and offered condolences to their loved ones.
• University of Chester vice-chancellor Professor Eunice Simmons said the campus community is mourning the two master’s students who had joined the International Business course earlier this year.
• The tragedy has prompted questions about safety at popular wild swimming sites as authorities continue to probe the conditions that led to the sisters entering the pools.