Article: Accidental death verdict on climber ; Mystery still surrounds the death of an experienced climber in a tragedy at the Dewerstone Rock near Plymouth.

Mystery still surrounds the death of an experienced climber in a tragedy at the Dewerstone Rock near Plymouth.

Deputy Coroner Andrew Cox recorded a verdict of accidental death on mother-of- five Lesley Coupland from Yelverton in West Devon.

But he said there was still "no definitive answer" to the question of how the accident happened.

A special needs teacher at Tavistock Community College, Mrs Coupland, 58, died when she fell 30 feet from the rock near Shaugh Prior on September 28 last year. A post-mortem revealed she died of chest injuries, having suffered four fractured ribs and a fractured spine.

Blood and urine tests revealed no drugs or alcohol in her system.

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