'I'll never forgive the woman responsible for my wife's paddleboard death'

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Family photo Nicola Wheatley 40, was one of four paddleboarders killed after descending a weir in Haverfordwest

The moment Darren Wheatley had to tell his seven-year-old son that his mother had died is something that will stay with him for the rest of his life. Nicola Wheatley, 40, was one of four paddleboarders killed after descending a weir in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on 30 October 2021. Paddleboard firm owner and ex-police officer Nerys Lloyd is currently serving a 10-and-a-half year sentence for causing their deaths. Darren and his family had spent a frantic morning at Withybush Hospital desperately waiting for news before he was asked to identify Nicola's body while his son Oscar waited nearby with relatives. "I won't forget the look on his face," said Darren, in his first interview, which marks the fourth anniversary of the tragedy.

People had been excited about going on the trip run by Nerys Lloyd's Salty Dog Co Ltd

Several hours later, 80 miles (128km) away in Merthyr Tydfil, police would tell Teresa Hall they believed her only daughter Morgan Rogers, 24, had also been killed in the incident. It wasn't until the next day that she was able to identify her body.

Teresa Hall Morgan, 24, was the "light of everybody's life", her mother Teresa said

"I just remember going over to her and shaking her, trying to wake her up... this couldn't have happened, how could this have happened?" said Teresa, who is also speaking for the first time. Army veteran and dad-of-three Paul O'Dwyer, 42, also died that day.