[News] Girl drowns as her dad snogs his mistress.

pANDAS Radio · 9th October 2009, 4:50pm

Bit of a crazy story, particularly the use of the word 'plop'.

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The married father of a toddler who drowned when her pushchair fell into the sea had let go of her buggy to kiss his girlfriend, an inquest has heard.
Rebecca Hopper, two, from Chatham, was in a double buggy with her baby brother when they fell into the water at Warren Apron near Folkestone on 15 February.

Andrew Hopper told the hearing at Ashford Magistrates' Court he had let go of the buggy "momentarily". The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. Pathologist Dr Irene Scheimberg told the inquest Rebecca had drowned and suffered several cardiac arrests during resuscitation attempts.

At the time of the incident Mr Hopper and his wife Sarah lived together in Chatham. Mrs Hopper, who now lives in Dymchurch, was not with them at the time and said after the inquest that the accident could "easily have been avoided". Rebecca was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, but died the same day. Her eight-month-old brother Lewis survived.

Mr Hopper, of Rochester, had taken his children to the coast with his girlfriend, Paula Anderson. A statement from Mr Hopper's interview with Kent Police was read out by coroner Rachel Redman during the inquest.

The software engineer said: "We stopped. I said 'come here', or something like that and we kissed. Momentarily I let go of the buggy and seconds into that kiss we heard a plop - it was like someone throwing a stone into the water.
"We broke from that kiss and thought, 'what was that?' We both looked and saw the buggy had gone."

Pretty tragic, full story @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8298045.stm

supernothing · 9th October 2009, 6:33pm

Why did you make a thread about this? Are you channeling the Daily Mail or some shit?

I'm Your God Now · 9th October 2009, 10:00pm

Pimp.

Posh · 9th October 2009, 10:21pm

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Not really. Horrible thing to happen.

I'm Your God Now · 9th October 2009, 10:29pm

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**GreatKingRat** · 9th October 2009, 10:37pm

We should just rename this thread to "Accident Happens"

Dyno · 9th October 2009, 10:49pm

Eeeeeh, whit kinda baby suffers "several cardiac arrests during resuscitation attempts."?

pANDAS Radio · 11th October 2009, 6:29pm

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Originally Posted by supernothing

Why did you make a thread about this? Are you channeling the Daily Mail or some shit?

As I said, it's the use of the word 'plop' that I found to be a bit mental. I've heard people fall in water, but never with a plop. Splash, yes. Plop, no.

sjonit · 12th October 2009, 3:25am

sometimes when i do a shit it goes plop

pANDAS Radio · 12th October 2009, 1:20pm

Ever done a plopping shit the size of a pram with 2 kids in it?

Syxx · 12th October 2009, 1:22pm

Not yet.

*LesMTS* · 12th October 2009, 1:25pm

The BBC headline makes it sound like the dad was being neglectful or choosing to kiss his girlfriend while his daughter splashed around in the water gasping for air, when what actually seems to have happened is a tragic accident for which noone can seriously be blamed.

pANDAS Radio · 12th October 2009, 2:10pm

Indeed, but 'plop'?

Old Man · 12th October 2009, 2:32pm

I am shocked. Shocked to my very core. Chatham has a coast? Clearly my English geography is hideously below par.
Omm

pANDAS Radio · 12th October 2009, 3:39pm

Or your reading skills could be.

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they fell into the water at Warren Apron near Folkestone on 15 February