Schoolgirls Inquest/ Andy Miller

Teacher Andy Miller, 48, leaves Harrogate Magistrates Court, where he gave evidence at the Inquest into the death of two schoolgirls - Rochelle Cauvet, 14, and Hannah Black, 13 - who were swept away in a river whilst on a school trip in North Yorkshire. * ... organised by Royds School, Oulton, near Leeds in 2000. Andy Miller told the jury how he was leading a river walk in Stainforth Beck, near Settle, North Yorkshire, when he heard shouts and saw some people had been washed away. Mr Miller told how he tried to rescue one of the girls, Rochelle Cauvet, but was unable to hold on to her. 08/03/02 : An inquest jury at Harrogate Magistrates Court decided the deaths of two teenage girls were an accident, Friday 8 March, 2002, recording a verdict of accidental death. They heard how Rochelle Cauvet, 14, and 13-year-old Hannah Black were washed away while taking part in a $river walk in Stainforth Beck, near Settle, North Yorkshire on October 10 2000 (Photo by John Giles - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)