Father and daughter take part in swim in memory of mother
O锘縧ive and Simon Dury completed the swim in memory of mum Helen
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An 11-year-old girl has taken part in an Exmoor open water swim in memory of her mother.
Helen Dury died suddenly after a brain tumour in February.
Her husband Simon, who also took part in the swim, said he and his daughter were keeping her "in our hearts and taking her on all our adventures".
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An 11-year-old girl and her father have taken part in an open water swim in memory of her mother.
Keen swimmer Helen Dury, 43, from Bristol, died in February after a brain tumour.
She had been booked to take part in the 6km (3.7 mile) at Wimbleball Lake on Sunday, s锘縪 her husband Simon and daughter Olive joined in the 1km (0.6 mile) event.
N锘縤ne hundred swimmers took part in the event, which is in its sixth year, over a range of distances from 1km to 6km.
H锘縠len Dury died suddenly in February
Helen Dury had taken part in her first 4km endurance swim last year.
M锘縭 Dury said her death was "completely out of the blue" and "a real shock for us".
"锘緽ut we are remembering mummy, we are keeping her in our hearts and taking her on all our adventures."