AN INQUEST has been held into the tragic death of an "excellent" doctor and "loving mother" at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

Jane Green, of Maesmawr Road, Llangollen, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on June 29 of this year. 

At County Hall in Ruthin on Wednesday (November 13), an inquest was held into the 51-year-old GP's death.

It heard evidence from Mrs Green's husband, Graham Reardon, that she had been suffering with her mental health for a period of time - which included "work-related stress" and blaming herself over the loss of her mother.

The inquest heard evidence from James Bradbury, practice manager at the Caxton Surgery in Oswestry that Mrs Green had been signed off sick between December 2023 and the end of March 2024 due to stress and "burn out".

The practice had offered her counselling, which she accepted and was said to have benefitted from, according to both her husband and Mr Bradbury.

She had expressed suicidal ideations in the past, and the week before her death had gone to the aqueduct but ended up returning home. 

On June 29, Mrs Green, a mother-of-three, told her husband that she was going for a morning run. 

Later that morning, two people on the aqueduct witnessed a person stood on the wrong side of railings on the bridge. After a few seconds, the person, later identified as Mrs Green, was seen to fall. 

Tragically, despite efforts from a member of the public and attending police officer who conducted CPR, Mrs Green was pronounced dead upon the arrival of paramedics at the scene. 

A pathologist's cause of death was head and neck trauma. 

The inquest heard Mrs Green had left a note for her family, and Kate Robertson, assistant coroner for North Wales East and Central, recorded a conclusion of suicide.  

Mr Reardon described his wife as an "excellent doctor" and "loving mother". 

Anyone with mental health issues can contact MIND's infoline on 0300 123 3393, email info@mind.org.uk or text 86463 anytime between 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Alternatively, contact Samaritans at any time. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone) or email jo@samaritans.org.