Christopher Rogers swam two and a half lengths under water when he broke the surface and then ‘sank to the bottom of the pool’, where he remained for over five minutes.
A lifeguard told a jury today the memory of a man being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool “will never leave me.” ...
There were "utterly catastrophic consequences" because three lifeguards failed to show reasonable care towards a swimmer who ...
A lifeguard accused of breaching his duty of care after a strong swimmer drowned told a jury he believes “what I did at the time was the best I could have done with the knowledge I had at that time”.
Christopher Rogers (20) suffered a hypoxic blackout and drowned while trio on duty at Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh ...
The trial of three lifeguards over the death of a swimmer has heard that Christopher Rogers was at the bottom of a pool for five minutes before a rescue was attempted. Mr Rogers, who was 20 ...
A jury has found three lifeguards not guilty of failing to take "reasonable care for the health and safety of others" on the ...
When the trial was formally opened last Thursday, the jury heard how Mr Rogers had swam two and a half lengths of the pool underwater when he broke the surface and then “sank to the bottom of ...
Mr McVeigh outlined that Mr Rogers had been observed doing lengths of the pool, as well as sitting and lying on the bottom holding his breath. The court saw Mr McVeigh on CCTV taking a pole ...
A jury today unanimously acquitted three lifeguards of breaching their duty of care to an accomplished swimmer who tragically ...
Christopher Rogers was 20-years-old when he died after training in the swimming pool at Orchard Leisure Centre in April 2017.