Two bodies found after boat capsizes in Devon lake

Jun 09, 2022

Rescue teams searching for two missing people after a boat capsized in a Devon lake have found two bodies.

Six people are thought to have been in the vessel when it turned over on Roadford Lake in Lewdown, Okehampton on Wednesday afternoon.

Four people were rescued, with two taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for treatment.

One has been discharged but the other remains in hospital in a critical condition, Devon and Cornwall Police said.

The other two were checked over and discharged by paramedics at the scene.

The police said they located and recovered the bodies during a “large-scale search” of Roadford Lake, near Okehampton.

Chief Superintendent Dan Evans of Devon and Cornwall Police said: “This is an extremely distressing incident and our thoughts are with all of those involved and their loved ones, who we are working closely with to offer help and support wherever we can.

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“Tragically, we can confirm that the bodies of two people were located and recovered this afternoon.

“Our priority is to support their families.”

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s page on the Government’s gov.uk website earlier said two disabled people were unaccounted for.

Investigators believe all those people in the boat were local to Devon.

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