Girl, 11, died in 'freak accident' while playing in mud when hidden branch pierced her heart, inquest hears

Daily Mail - Sep 21, 2026

Lilly Angel Rodgers was killed in the 'most desperately unfortunate accident' while playing at being a starfish and doing a 'commando crawl' in mud flats in Cornwall on August 16 last year.

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Girl, 11, died in 'freak accident' while playing in mud when hidden branch pierced her heart, inquest hears

Lilly Angel Rodgers was killed in the 'most desperately unfortunate accident' while playing at being a starfish and doing a 'commando crawl' in mud flats in Cornwall on August 16 last year.

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