Land's End disaster
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title:
Land's End disaster
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The Land's End disaster occurred at Land's End, western Cornwall, England on 6 May 1985. Four pupils from Stoke Poges School drowned after they were swept out to sea. Although the inquest returned a verdict of death by misadventure, a following private inquiry by Buckinghamshire County Council was critical of headteacher Alec Askew and teacher Robert Harrington. The disaster prompted the Department of Education and Science's national guidelines for school trips, Safety in Outdoor Education, and
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1985 fatal incident on the south-west coast of England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End_disaster
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2024-04-26T16:11:58Z
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