Ainsley Harriott is considering taking legal action against after his sister Jacqueline almost drowned after falling into a water feature at the RHS Chelsea Flower show.
The telly chef was pictured helping his sister in May after she was pulled out of an unfenced 6ft show pond and was left “coughing up a lot of water”.
The 65-year-old has now questioned the events health and safety and said he is considering taking legal action against its organisers.
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He told the Daily Mail: “The health and safety was not particularly great. They should have roped it off.
“It was about 6ft deep – quite a drop once you hit the water.”
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An RHS spokesperson said: “We take Health and Safety very seriously. Throughout the remainder of the show we made the decision to close off the garden to visitors.”
Back in May, photos surfaced of Jacqueline laying on her side in a puddle of water next to a show pond as she was tended to by Ainsley and a group of others.
Following the worrying incident, Ainsley tweeted: “Just a big thank you to everyone who helped my sister when she had a fall at the Chelsea Flower Show this morning. She’s doing fine and all is well xx.”
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Jacqueline was taken to hospital by paramedics after she was rescued following her fall into the water feature.
Poor Jacqueline had inhaled a lot of water after falling into the narrow pond, which had been part of the Our Green Planet and RHS Bee Garden exhibit.
At the time, a spokesperson for the event said: “We are investigating an incident that occurred on a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show today.
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“The guest was quickly attended to by on site medical professionals and we are pleased to say is now home and well.”
A guest had also told The Sun: “The garden was packed with lots of people and I think the woman must have fallen into the pond or tripped over and ended up in the water.
“I think she nearly drowned. She was pulled out by Ainsley Harriott and some other celebrities before they laid her down on the floor.
“She was coughing up lots of water.”
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