Inquest reveals young farmer drowned in half a foot of water after his quad bike overturned

A fatal accident inquiry has heard a young Scottish farmer drowned in half a foot of water after a quad bike overturned and trapped him underwater.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Inquest reveals young farmer drowned in half a foot of water after his quad bike overturned

A fatal accident inquiry has heard a young Scottish farmer drowned in half a foot of water after a quad bike overturned and trapped him underwater. Ian Whellans, 26, died at the scene on the farm near...

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