weir

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"Why didn't you tell them it was there because I'm damned sure Nicola wouldn't have got on that water… you don't go over a weir on a paddleboard."

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

Nicola Wheatley, 40, was one of four paddleboarders killed after descending a weir in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on 30 October 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

At 08:56, kneeling on her SUP, Lloyd slid down the fish pass in the centre of the weir and was swept quickly downriver.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

Andrea was recovered from the water close to the weir by members of the public.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

“This is one empty planet,” Viola says as we stop for a quick lunch, leaning on some rocks overlooking a natural weir.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness