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Dad and daughter both swept to their deaths by 'savage' wave striking harbour wall

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A dad and his daughter drowned after being swept out to sea from a harbour wall by a huge wave. The pair, said to have been in 'really good places and so happy' had thought they would be safe by the harbour from which they were dragged by the surge of water, an inquest heard.

A coroner said the outcome of the "devastating tragedy" that took the lives of Matthew Smith, 47, and 26-year-old Bonnie Smith couldn't have been avoided.

Cornwall Coroner's Court heard on Monday how the Smith family - Matthew, Bonnie and her brothers Mitchell and Oliver - drove from the Bristol and Gloucester area to Mullion, South Cornwall, for a short family break.

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