Article 6HF6W Friends of Ukrainian girl who fell from Devon sea wall blame rail chiefs for safety failure

Friends of Ukrainian girl who fell from Devon sea wall blame rail chiefs for safety failure

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Jamie Grierson
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Albina Yevko, 14, fled Ukraine for Dawlish and died after falling from barrier maintained by Network Rail

The family and friends of a Ukrainian teenager who fled the war in her home country only to die after falling from a sea wall on the south-west coast of England have criticised rail chiefs for failing to fit the barrier with protective measures.

Albina Yevko, 14, died in hospital after being airlifted from the beach in Dawlish, Devon, where she was found unconscious and with multiple injuries.

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