A man’s body was found near a section of the Heart of Wales railway line shortly after he phoned his cousin to say he was going to take his own life. William Robert Mogford, 65, called his cousin on March 13 this year and told him he was heading to the railway bridge between Pontardule, where he lived, and Handy, in Carmarthenshire.

So the cousin, worried about his relative, contacted the police and told them what Mr Mogford was going to do. After arriving at the scene in Hendy at around 1pm, police found Mr Mogford’s body hanging and partially submerged in the river. Bystanders attempted to perform CPR but were unsuccessful and Mr Mogford was pronounced dead at the scene. His 4×4 was found parked nearby, but no suicide note was found inside or at his home.

At the inquest into Mogford’s death, held at Llanelli Town Hall on Friday, British Transport Police coroner John Wilson said Mogford was forced to leave his last job as a shell collector due to osteoporosis. Evidence given by Mogford’s partner revealed the 65-year-old had attempted suicide three weeks before his body was found in the Hendy area. He was described as “agitated” on the morning of his death, but his partner said there were no signs he intended to take his life that day.

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A post-mortem examination concluded that Mr Mogford died from hanging or asphyxiation. Acting Chief Coroner for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Paul Bennett, offered his condolences to members of Mr Mogford’s family who attended the inquest. Closing the proceedings, Mr Bennett said: “I am satisfied that, considering all the probabilities, Mr Mogford intended to take his life and took the necessary steps to do so. He died of asphyxiation by hanging. The conclusion I write is suicide.”

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