I just read this news item on the BBC News website and it really hit home how easily a fun family camping trip can turn from happiness to tragedy. A very sad story and my thoughts go out to the family.
A three-year-old girl and a man have died after plunging 50ft from a waterfall into a river in North Wales.
The pair, thought to be a 33-year-old father and his daughter who were on holiday at a nearby campsite, had been reported missing earlier on Saturday.
Rescue teams later recovered two bodies from a pool beneath the waterfall at a beauty spot in Llanbedr near Harlech.
North Wales Fire and Rescue service said the "tragedy" highlighted the dangers of swimming in unknown waters.
Fire service search teams, a police helicopter, ambulance crews and two trained divers launched a major search operation after police received a call reporting that a man and a child had fallen 50 feet from a waterfall into a pool below.
Full investigation
Alan Edwards, fire service community safety manager, said: "At 17.56 two bodies were recovered from the river.
"This tragic incident highlights the dangers of swimming in unknown waters and venturing in the locality of any unknown waters.
"We would ask everybody to take extra care when near water."
A full investigation will be carried out on Sunday by the police and fire service.
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Topic: Camping tragedy
