Lifeguard may have deterred boy from fatal pier jump

Having a lifeguard on duty could have stopped a teenager dying at a south Wales beach, a coroner has found.

David Ejimofor, 15, died at Aberavon beach, Neath Port Talbot on 19 June 2023, after jumping into the sea with friends while celebrating the end of their exams.

Assistant coroner, Ed Ramsay, said if a lifeguard was working "it is possible that David would not have jumped into water and would not have drowned".

He also found there were not enough deterrents, such as barriers and signage, on the pier to prevent the death.