Generator fumes caused 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.
Duncan Bannatyne: 'Tragic' incident on Windermere
The unfolding incident, at a jetty near Bowness, was witnessed by businessman and television personality Duncan Bannatyne who remarked on the police and ambulance activity to his followers on Twitter.
The Dragon's Den star later posted a photograph of the scene, saying: "Tragic accident over there I am afraid."
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