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Tragic death of BBC Radio presenter days after Vancouver car accident
Lynda Sian Shahwan died from injuries linked to a July 15 car crash in Vancouver after hospital discharge, with the inquest held in Wales.
- On July 19, Lynda Sian Shahwan was found dead at her property after relatives could not reach her, an inquest at Pontypridd Coroner's Court heard the death followed discharge from Lions Gate Hospital after a Vancouver car crash.
- On July 15, Ms Shahwan was travelling as a passenger when the family's car overturned in north Vancouver and she was taken to Lions Gate Hospital with a fractured rib, abdominal bruising and pneumothorax.
- The pathologist attributed her death to a motor vehicle incident leading to peritonitis, and Coroner Alex Morse said it was an "unnatural death" with the inquest adjourned.
- A month later, her husband Sharif formally identified her body, and Coroner Alex Morse offered condolences to the bereaved family, as Carolyn Hitt expressed staff's devastation.
- BBC Wales paid tribute this July, noting Lynda Sian Shahwan worked at BBC Radio Wales for over 25 years and created one of Wales' most popular podcasts, with colleagues recalling `her professionalism and easy going manner`.
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A BBC presenter died on a family holiday after a road crash in Canada - and was found dead four days later after being released from hospital, an inquest heard. Mother-of-two Lynda Shahwan, 53, was a veteran BBC journalist had worked as a co-presenter with Radio Two gardener Terry Walton on his "Plotcast" podcast.
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