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Sisters drowned after paddle at national park beauty spot

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Two sisters drowned at a national park beauty spot after going for a paddle fully clothed, an inquest has heard. Hajra Zahid, 29, and her sister Haleema Zahid, 25, were pulled from the water at the Watkin Pools at Eryri National Park, in the Nant Gwynant area of Gwynedd, in June last year. Speaking at an inquest at Caernarfon Coroner's Court, mountain rescuers said it appeared the two women, who could not swim, fell or slipped and were unable to get out of the water. Hajra's husband Haessham Minhas described the mother-of-two as a woman who "inspired everyone around her" in a tribute at the hearing. The inquest heard the two women, who were originally from Pakistan, but lived in Rotherham, travelled to the national park with three male friends who were students with them at the University of Chester. The group had travelled on the Watkin Path, which is one of the main routes to the summit of Wales' highest mountain Yr Wyddfa, for 40 minutes to the cascading pools, where they decided to split up.…

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