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Investigations into three boating fatalities

Three people died in three separate boating accidents during August.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has been notified and has launched inquiries.

Janet Walker, aged 52, was killed following a collision between a jet on the Menai Strait in Wales on 8 August. It happened between the slipway in Menai Bridge and the pier in Bangor.

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