20 June 2014 Last updated at 01:15

Padstow speedboat death wife Victoria Milligan in safety plea

A woman whose husband and daughter were killed in a speedboat accident in Cornwall has urged other boat users to wear a safety "kill cord".

The Milligan family, who were on holiday from London, were thrown out of their boat off Padstow in May last year.

Nick Milligan, 51, and his daughter Emily, eight, were both killed.

Victoria Milligan lost a leg and her son Kit was severely injured in the accident.

A report into the accident said that Mrs Milligan was at the helm of the speedboat Milly on the Camel Estuary when BSkyB sales boss Mr Milligan said she should make a turn.

Mr Milligan then reached across to take the helm and increased the engine throttle setting to full, throwing all the family out of the boat.

The boat then continued to circle under full power, striking several members of the family.

The report concluded that if a kill cord had been worn at the time the engine would have cut out when they were thrown overboard.

'Horrific accident'

Mrs Milligan has a message for other boat users.

She said: "Please always wear a kill cord. Even if you are coming into shore or a pier, always put it on.

"Just be aware you are driving a powerful machine and always have the right training."

Mrs Milligan added that the family had received full training before the accident.

"My husband was hugely safety conscious," she said.

"We had done our speedboat courses. He had always worn a kill cord.

"What happened to us was a horrific accident."

She has already raised more than £250,000 for Cornwall Air Ambulance.

And she is hoping to raise more than £300,000 for the RNLI and Child Bereavement UK in a charity cycle ride starting in Cornwall.

The ride leaves Trevose Golf Club in Cornwall on 20 June and arrives 272 miles later at Trinity Fields, in London on 22 June.

There are 125 cyclists taking part with a further 25 riders joining for the final Sunday leg.