Wigan. The 40-year-old had only become a father 14 weeks earlier, having wanted a child for the past 20 years. Following two failed rounds of IVF, Mark's fiancé Lisa Veasey conceived naturally and gave birth to 'miracle baby' Corey.
Unbeknown to his loved ones, Mark had been "between three and four times the drink drive limit" the day he took his canoe out and he got into difficulty shortly after taking to the water, Bolton Coroner's Court heard.
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