A teenager who drowned at a South Wales beach after jumping off a pier in celebration of finishing exams might not have died if a lifeguard was present, a coroner has said.
David Ejimofor, 15, died after getting into trouble during a 'coming of age ceremony' in the water off Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot.
His family said he jumped into the sea with friends at high tide in what was said to be a well-known local end-of-school-year tradition.
David was rushed to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, but he could not be saved.
In a prevention of future deaths report, the assistant coroner for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot said the teenager drowned in June 2023 after leaping from the breakwater.
