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A Westcountry town has been stunned by the death of former River Dart ferry skipper Terry Atkins, 67, who was found hanged at his home. An ambulance was called to the house in Victoria Road, Dartmouth, at 6.30pm on Wednesday. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances. Mr Atkins, born and brought up in Dartmouth, worked as a fisherman before skippering first the River Dart passenger ferry, then tugs on the Lower Ferry operation. Former Dartmouth mayor Richard Rendle, a boyhood friend, said: "He was very well known in the town. This has come as a shock to the whole town." Torbay's coroner has been informed and an inquest is likely to be opened early next week.
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Ex-Ferry Skipper Found Hanged
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