Overview

• The August 2025 inquest concluded that 27-year-old Mohananeethan Muruganantharajah’s death was an accident.
• Muruganantharajah drowned on September 1, 2023, after rushing into the cascade to save his two nieces and becoming trapped under a ledge.
• Rescuers located his body with an underwater camera shortly after 7 p.m. but could not recover it until the next morning due to strong currents and hazardous conditions.
• A Sri Lankan-born qualified pilot from Swansea, Muruganantharajah was celebrated by family and friends for his bravery and selflessness.
• His family has renewed calls for prominent warning signs at the 40-foot Sgwd y Pannwr waterfall to alert visitors to its deceptive currents and underwater hazards.