Sea safari passenger left permanently paralysed' after boat accident
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A female tourist was left paralysed after sitting in a kamikaze seat on an inflatable boat when it was slammed into an oncoming wave. The RIB Lundy Explorer left Ilfracombe harbour in North Devon for a sea safari trip in June 2023. A Marine Accident Investigation Board inquiry said it encountered a high wave as it left the harbour, which caused it to slam into another oncoming wave.
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