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15/07/2013
Woman Dies During Charity Channel Swim
A woman from Barwell, Leicestershire, has died during a charity swim across the English Channel.
Susan Taylor, who was in her 30s, got into difficulty while in the water and despite receiving treatment in a support boat was pronounced dead in Boulogne on Sunday.
She had been doing the 21-mile endurance swim to raise money for Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough and Diabetes UK.
Ms Taylor was swimming under the guidance of the Channel Swimming Association, which officially authorises crossing attempts.
Susan Taylor, who was in her 30s, got into difficulty while in the water and despite receiving treatment in a support boat was pronounced dead in Boulogne on Sunday.
She had been doing the 21-mile endurance swim to raise money for Rainbows Hospice in Loughborough and Diabetes UK.
Ms Taylor was swimming under the guidance of the Channel Swimming Association, which officially authorises crossing attempts.
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