Woman Charged with Manslaughter in 2021 Paddleboarding Tragedy
Nerys Bethan Lloyd faces charges for gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four paddleboarders on the River Cleddau.
- Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, has been charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and one health and safety offence.
- The charges relate to a fatal paddleboarding incident on October 30, 2021, on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
- Victims Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers, and Nicola Wheatley died after becoming trapped at a river weir.
- Four other individuals survived the incident, which prompted a comprehensive investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police.
- Lloyd is scheduled to appear in Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on December 3, as legal proceedings move forward.