Update: A verdict of accidental death was reached during the second day of Mr Floyd's inquest.

The family of 20 year-old Oliver Floyd, who were devastated at his death in March 2015, had to wait another day for the results of the inquest.

The Coroner at the Newport Inquest, Wendy James, dismissed the jury for the night at just after 5pm on Monday, July 4th after they had been deliberating for more than two hours. They will return on Tuesday to continue their deliberations before they decide whether it was accidental death or death by misadventure.

Oliver, who was a prominent and popular member of Ross Rugby Club, as well as a keen golfer and skier, died when the vehicle he was a passenger in, alongside his father, Nick Rawlings, which they were using to spray weeds, toppled over and slid into a lake at the 6th hole of the 2010 Ryder Cup course at the Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport.

The jury was told that Oliver was working alongside his father for Complete Weed Control Central and South Wales, who were used by the Celtic Manor to deal with weed control on the golf course at the resort. Mr Rawlings had worked for Complete Weed Control for more than ten years. He was very experienced and well-trained, and Oliver had also worked for the company for several years. They had both recently received updates in health and safety training and it was a practice of the company to pair a more experienced employee with a younger one, to act as mentor.

On the day Oliver died, he had arrived at the Celtic Manor at about 6.30am with Mr Rawlings, thinking they were going to work on the Roman Road course. However concerns about wheel marks on that course prior to an inspection led to the team asking Mr Rawlings to carry out spraying on the 2010 course. He was asked to start at the 6th hole to be ahead of the golfers who would be starting out.

The inquest was told that the vehicle they were in, a ProGator, had lost traction and slid down the embankment into the lake. Mr Rawlings tried to pull Oliver out but his legs were trapped. Mr Rawlings told the police in hospital on the day this happened that he managed to get Oliver’s head level with the water but no higher. Mr Rawlings was medically unfit to give evidence in court due to the events on that day.

Noel O’Connell, who is employed by the Celtic Manor estate as assistant head of irrigation and special projects told the inquest, that he arrived at the sixth hole at around 7.50am and could see the vehicle in the lake. He said that together with Noel Shepherd they ran down the embankment, they could hear Mr Rawlings shouting for help. He said they made several attempts to free Oliver and eventually carried him onto the bank, then Mr O’Connell carried out CPR until the paramedics arrived and took over. Oliver was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital but despite everyone’s efforts he had died.

The coroner thanked Mr O’Connell for his efforts trying to help Oliver Floyd and Oliver’s family released a statement thanking everyone who helped on that tragic day. They said that they can never thank Neil and Noel enough for what they did trying to save Oliver.

They also wanted to thank the emergency services and everyone else who tried to help on the day and have supported them since, especially Ross Rugby Club. They said, "Our lives have been shattered with the loss of Oliver, he was the most lovable, cheekiest and kindest son and he has left this huge great hole in our lives that will never be filled."