Tag: Susan Taylor
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Coroner pays tribute to Channel swimmer Susan Taylor
Read The Hinckley Times A coroner has praised the selflessness of a charity fundraiser who collapsed and died as she neared the end of her attempt to swim the English Channel. Susan Taylor was trying to fulfil a childhood ambition, as well as raising funds for a children’s hospice, when she was taken ill a…
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Susan Taylor’s family ‘upset’ by £300,000 donation hoax
Read Belfast Telegraph The family of tragic cross-Channel swimmer Susan Taylor have said they are “disappointed and upset” after a six-figure donation for the fundraiser’s charity efforts turned out to be a hoax. Mrs Taylor, 34, collapsed just one mile from the French coast as she swam under the guidance of the Channel Swimming Association,…
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Susan Taylor Channel swim fund receives anonymous £300,000 donation
Read BBC An anonymous donor has pledged £300,000 to the charities Susan Taylor was fundraising for when she died swimming the English Channel. The money will be split between Rainbows Hospice, in Loughborough, and Diabetes UK. The total on Ms Taylor’s fundraising website stands at about £71,000 (right now Rainbows £60,815.96 and Diabetes UK £10,335.00)…
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Channel swimmer Susan Taylor’s coach describes shocking tragedy
Read for instance The Mirror Susan’s husband Stephen, 43, desperately tried to save his wife as she struggled in the cold water. Her paramedic brother Dave, 40, was among those who battled in vain to revive her before she was airlifted to hospital by a French navy helicopter. Despite efforts to save her, Susan was…
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Donations soar after swimmer Susan Taylor dies crossing English Channel
Read for instance The Guardian Donations have poured in for 34-year-old Susan Taylor who died while attempting to cross the English Channel on Sunday. Her fundraising page for the Rainbow Hospice is at £56,673.17 now, and the one for Diabetes UK at £9,732.50. http://youtu.be/burzttUY-4o
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Susan Taylor, 34, dies during English Channel charity swim
A shocking message from her sister here on their ‘Create a Ripple Channel Swim’ – Susan Taylor Facebook page Whilst attempting to swim the English Channel yesterday my sister, Susan collapsed suddenly in the water. She was immediately recovered from the water and treated on the support boat. She was then air lifted by helicopter to…