A JURY has returned an open verdict at the inquest into the death of Robert Geach. The five-day inquest held in Truro heard the 54-year-old drowned in a sand filtration tank at a South West Water (SWW) works in Falmouth on December 30, 2013.At the time, he was working alone at Waste Water Works Falmouth, located in Falmouth Docks.The court heard that prior to the incident, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had raised safety concerns with SWW about the tanks at its sites in Devon and...
