Sam Hancock Wiki – Sam Hancock Bio
Sam Hancock was a teenager who lost his life after losing a game of rock-paper-scissors and jumping into a freezing reservoir, an inquest has heard.
Despite being unable to swim, Haycock of Rotherham, Yorkshire made a pact that the loser would jump into nearby Ulley Reservoir one afternoon on May 28 last year.
Age
He was 16 years old.
Incident Details
He and some friends celebrated the end of term by the water and began ‘egging’ each other on to leap in.
They eventually agreed for two of them to play to decide who would go in. First, YorkshireLive reported.
Sam lost and jumped in but immediately began panicking, prompting another boy to leap in to try and save him, but he was unable to do so.
As well as difficulties swimming, Sam had recently been diagnosed with autism and other complex medical needs, the inquest at Doncaster Coroner’s Court was told.
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Craig Pennington, an adult who was nearby at the time, said: ‘I could hear what sounded like young lads laughing and joking around.
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‘I could see four teenage boys; it sounded like they were getting more excitable. It appeared like they were egging each other to jump into the water.
‘One of the teenagers then started shouting: “Help me, help me”. I went to see what was happening not realising the urgency until I got next to the side of the bridge. It all happened so quickly.’
Another man, Conna Lee King, said he was about 30 metres from the bridge when he heard a voice shouting, ‘I’m drowning, I’m drowning and rushed over to help.
The boy who tried to save Sam managed to hang onto a bridge over the reservoir, where he was hoisted to safety by Mr Pennington, and Mr King helped him out.
Mr King added: ‘I replied saying I would go in but I couldn’t swim. It all happened so fast.’
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