Generator fumes caused boat deaths

A mother and her 10-year-old daughter died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes as they slept on a moored boat on Lake Windermere, according to the initial findings of a marine accident investigation.

Exhaust fumes from a generator, whose improvised exhaust and silencer system had become detached, had spread into the cabin where Kelly Webster, 36, and daughter Lauren Thornton were asleep.

A full MAIB report into the incident will follow later.

A grieving family have paid tribute to a mother and her daughter who died on holiday in the Lake District. Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton were taken to hospital from a boat on Windermere with serious breathing difficulties. Amy Welch has more details.

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A mother and her 10-year-old daughter have died while on a sailing trip on Windermere.

Police think Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton from Leyland were poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty generator.

Kelly's partner was airlifted to hospital and survived.

Amy Welch reports

Pictures of Kelly Webster and her 10 year old daughter Lauren Thornton from Leyland who were poisoned by carbon monoxide while on a sailing trip on Windermere.

Officers investigating the Windermere boat deaths will look closely at the vessel's generator, Detective Inspector Mike Brown, of Cumbria Police, said today.

He also told reporters there were issues with the aftermarket generator that were "clearly evident".

Tributes have been paid to a mother and daughter from Leyland who died from suspected gas poisoning on a boat in the Lake District.

Kelly Webster, aged 36 and her 10-year-old daughter, Lauren Thornton died on a boat on Windermere yesterday.

Matthew Eteson, from Leyland, was on the boat with Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton. He was taken to hospital for treatment after falling ill on and has now been released.

Investigators are trying to establish if a faulty generator may have been responsible.

A mother and daughter who died from suspected "gas poisoning" on a boat in the Lake District have been named as 36-year-old Kelly Webster and 10-year-old Lauren Thornton.

A man who was also on the boat was taken to hospital, but has been released in the last couple of hours.

Investigators are trying to establish if a faulty generator may have been responsible.

A 39-year-old man who was taken to hospital for treatment after falling ill on a boat in Windermere, has been released.

Matthew Eteson, from Leyland, was on the boat with Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton, who both died from what police say was 'suspected gas poisoning'.

An eyewitness has praised the professionalism of the emergency services in responding to the Lake Windermere boat tragedy, which claimed the lives of Kelly Webster, 36, and her 10-year-old daughter Lauren Thornton.