Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter of four paddleboarders in Wales

A paddleboard tour company owner has pleaded guilty to five charges in connection with the deaths of four people in South Wales in 2021.

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, appeared before Swansea Crown Court charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and one offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Lloyd, who appeared in the dock wearing a blue shirt and dark trousers and using crutches, pleaded guilty to all charges.

Mrs Justice Dame Mary Stacey set a sentencing date of April 15th.

The charges relate to an incident on the River Cleddau in Pembrokeshire on October 30th 2021, which resulted in the deaths of Paul O'Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24, and Nicola Wheatley, 40.

Lloyd was the owner and sole director of Salty Dog Co Ltd, which organised the paddleboarding tour.

There were four survivors of the incident.

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