Retired pharmacist crushed to death in canal boat accident

Margaret Billings sustained fatal injuries when she was caught between a moving boat and a riverbank during a day out “with family and friends”, an inquest has found.

"Despite the efforts of the paramedics, she was pronounced deceased"

A coroner this month (March 6) ruled that retired pharmacist Margaret Billings died in an accident after being “caught between [a] canal boat and the bank”.

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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