Second death after boat accident

The father and daughter were taking part in an event

A teenager who was critically injured in a boating accident in Northumberland has died, police have said.

Victoria Wilkinson, 17, was in a dinghy that capsized when it was hit by a gust of wind at Kielder Water reservoir on Sunday afternoon. She died on Tuesday.

Her father Geoff, 52, from Kirkwhelpington, near Hexham, suffered a heart attack and died after trying to rescue his daughter.

They were racing in an event organised by Kielder Water Sailing Club.

They were lifted from the water by a rescue boat and treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Newcastle, where Mr Wilkinson died on Sunday.

Mr Wilkinson was a solicitor at Cumbria County Council.

Steve Gibbon, commodore of the Kielder Water Sailing Club (KWSC), said the accident had left the club in shock and that members were praying for the Wilkinson family.

Victoria Wilkinson was critically injured on Sunday

He said: "The thoughts of all members of KWSC are with the family of Geoff Wilkinson, father-of-three who sadly lost his life in the incident together with his daughter Victoria who tragically died later.

"The prayers and hopes of the club are with Geoff's family at this very difficult time.

"Victoria and Geoff were taken directly from the club to Newcastle General Hospital by air ambulance after paramedics and air ambulance staff had attended at the scene.

"The club are in severe shock over this tragic accident."

The race began on Sunday afternoon at the club's base at Tower Knowe and followed a two-mile route.

It is the first fatality in the club's 28-year history.

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is investigating.