Toby Jones died earlier this year after getting into difficulty in the River Severn in Shrewsbury.
The death of a beloved "family man" who fell into the River Severn has been ruled an accident.Toby Jones died after being pulled from the river by firefighters at Victoria Quay
But he got into difficulty in the river in the early hours of April 2. Despite a brave rescue attempt and the efforts of medics, Toby was pronounced dead at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in the early hours of the following morning. Another man, Jake Lawrence, was the one who spotted Toby in the water from the Victoria Quay side of the river.Mr Lawrence sought help from passers by and nearby bars as well as phoning 999."I was shouting him to come towards me, but he was in a panicked state," said Mr Lawrence."He was waving his arms and trying to keep himself afloat."
John Ellery, senior coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, said the best view of what probably happened was that Toby went into the river on the Frankwell side, where the barriers stop, and couldn't get back out.
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