Inquest opens on Walsall river tragedy father Dean Price
An inquest has opened after the death of a father from Walsall who died in Cumbria while trying to save his young daughter.
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Dean John Price, aged 32, of Willenhall Lane, died at the River Esk in Longtown on June 30.
He was dragged underwater by currents while attempting to rescue seven-year-old daughter Delilah.
His daughter survived thanks to off-duty firefighter Geoff Maxwell, who heard the family screaming for help, while working on a house nearby.
The inquest, which was opened at the Coroner's Court in Cockermouth on Monday, was adjourned until November 24.
