Some major updates here:
'There was no water rescue equipment available at the attraction'
The jury returns after lunch and hears more from the worker, who describes the lack of training or equipment for staff having to deal with people falling into the water, which did happen occasionally.
He told the jury: “I had heard rumours of people jumping in out of mischief or falling in.
“We had no formal training in water rescue. There was no water rescue equipment available at the attraction.”
He said he had no dealings with people in the water until the day Evha died.
Worker didn't notice Evha and friends misbehaving
The worker said he did not spot any misbehaviour from Evha and her friends, but did not watch them on the ride, despite having nine CCTV monitors of Splash Canyon.
The coroner asked him: “Would you expect to have a glance at each vessel during the ride?”
He replied: “Yes, but unfortunately with the blindspots and the size of the [CCTV] tiles you might not catch them.”
He was then showed CCTV stills of the girls clearly standing up on the boat but he told the jury he did not recall noticing them standing up, misbehaving or having to use the public address screen to tell them to stay in the vessel.
Problems with the CCTV
During the safety meeting at Drayton Manor Park problems with the CCTV were raised.
The worker said staff wanted the CCTV images to be more easily visible.
He said: “We were asking for possibly having extra monitors for having larger images on each.”
He said there was also discussion about moving the emergency stop button to make it easier for the ride operators to reach.
The inquest has now been adjourned for lunch.
