Calls for throwlines to be stationed along open water across Liverpool City Region
MP's are being urged to back the move which would see the safety equipment placed on all river banks, reservoirs and canals in the UK
Last updated 25th Jan 2022
There's increasing calls for throw lines to be stationed along open bodies of water across the Liverpool City Region.
It follows a debate in Parliament yesterday urging MP's to back the move which would see the safety equipment placed on all river banks, reservoirs and canals in the UK.
14 year old Teya Davies drowned in 2018 after falling into a pond in Widnes, her friends tried in vain to save her with the branch of a tree.
Teya's friend Liv Eren says she might have lived if they'd had the right equipment :
"if there were throwlines or rescue poles available in Teya's situation then the situation could've been much different. You have to wait for the emergency services to get there, it's these crucial minutes being wasted if a person's in the water. They need to be readily available for anyone who needs them.
"They were relying on long branches and in Teya's case there's always that speculation that if that equipment was there and they weren't having to rely on what they could muster at the time, would she still be with us".