Burglars raid home of landslide victim
Burglars have raided the home of Rosemary Snell who died in a landslide in Dorset
Burglars have raided the home of Rosemary Snell who died in a landslide in Dorset
A man and woman who were found buried in a car under tons of mud in Beaminster Tunnel after a landslide have both been named.
It's believed Rosemary Snell from Misterton, was in a car with a friend when it was crushed by tonnes of mud during torrential rain.
In Dorset, the Beaminster tunnel is still closed following the recent landslip. Repairs to the northern entrance and tunnel are now expected to continue until the end of October.
Burglars have raided the home of Rosemary Snell who died in a landslide in Dorset
Read the full storyThe home of a woman who died following a landslide in Dorset has been burgled. Detectives in Yeovil are appealing to the public for information after the home of Rosemary Snell was forced into. Silver items were taken from the property in Misterton, Somerset.
The inquest has opened into the death of two friends from Somerset who died in a landslip at Beaminster tunnel in Dorset.
The coroner heard evidence from a pathologist that the death of 67-year-old Rosemary Snell would have been 'rapid' and her friend 72 year Michael Rolfe 'instantaneous'.
The car which the pair were travelling in at the time was left undiscovered for ten days. A full inquest will be heard
Tributes have been paid to the man who died in the landslip outside Beaminster tunnel in Dorset thirteen days ago. Michael Rolfe from Fivehead near Taunton, was on his way home from a night out with a friend when the car they were in got caught in the mudslide.
His friend, Rosemary Snell who lived in Misterton near Crewkerne also died. Today Dorset Police confirmed that they'd referred their handling of the incident to the Independent Police Complants Commission. The car was left undiscovered for ten days. Richard Lawrence reports.
A man and woman who were found buried in a car under tons of mud in Beaminster Tunnel after a landslide have both been named.
Read the full storyDorset Police has released the following statement.
Dorset Police has voluntarily referred the incident relating to the landslip at the Beaminster Tunnel to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. While no areas of concern have been identified, due to the high level of public interest in this incident, Dorset Police is keen to display transparency and to ensure that there is an independent oversight into actions of the force.
Two bodies were recovered on Monday after police searched the Beaminster Tunnel, closed after a landslip.
One of the victims has been named locally as Michael Rolfe, and the other as Rosemary Snell from Misterton near Crewkerne in Somerset.
Two bodies were recovered on Monday after police searched the Beaminster Tunnel which was closed because of a landslip.
A man has been named locally as Michael Rolfe, the other victim was named as Rosemary Snell from Misterton near Crewkerne in Somerset.
Dorset Police are now referring the Beaminster Tunnel landslip deaths to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
More details have emerged of the final few minutes of the couple who died in the Dorset landslip. Staff at a nearby restaurant say the pair decided to leave early because of the bad weather. Duncan Sleightholme reports.