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flag A 22-year-old boat operator avoided jail after a fatal 2024 crash caused by negligence, overloading, and lack of safety gear.

flag A 22-year-old boat operator, Clancy Muddle, will avoid jail after a July 6, 2024, crash in the Swansea Channel that killed his friend Luke Smith. flag The overloaded runabout, carrying four men without life jackets and operating at night, struck a buoy, ejecting all passengers into freezing water. flag Smith’s body was found nearly two weeks later. flag A magistrate found Muddle negligent for failing to maintain a proper lookout, overloading the boat, and not ensuring safety gear was used. flag Despite the fatal outcome, Muddle’s remorse and good character led to a nine-month intensive correction order, with possible home detention, instead of prison.

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