Boy found in Bristol canal
- Date
- 12/06/2011
- What Happened
- Abandoned
- What Caused
- Adverse environmental conditions
- Casualty type/Qty
- Casualty
- Gender
- Male
- Causal Factors
- Not recorded
- Injury Details
- Drowning
- Outcome
- Accident suspected
- Alcohol/Drugs
- N/A
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- Description of Incident
- Mr Appleby, 19, was a student at the University of the West of England, and was last seen in the Motion club, on Avon Street, on 12 June.
A post-mortem examination into Mr Appleby's death could not establish a cause and further tests are planned.
An inquest into his death is expected to be opened and adjourned on Wednesday.
Police were originally alerted after he failed to catch a bus home to Ulverston in Cumbria.
Mr Appleby had just finished the first year of his media studies course at University of the West of England. - Supporting Information
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-13877729
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