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Teen Worker Dies at Cambridgeshire Biomass Plant as Police, HSE Probe Incident

A community fundraiser has passed £25,000 to help repatriate Žavinta Petrašiūtė to Lithuania.

Overview

  • Žavinta Petrašiūtė, 19, died on Monday at Pretoria Energy Mepal near Chatteris during an industrial incident.
  • Cambridgeshire Police responded around 3pm to assist the ambulance service at the anaerobic digestion site.
  • The Health and Safety Executive is investigating alongside Cambridgeshire Constabulary to establish what happened.
  • Some reports state she was run over by a heavy-duty tractor, though authorities have not confirmed the cause.
  • Her family paid tribute to a “bright, hardworking” daughter and thanked donors supporting repatriation and funeral costs.