Kim Gibson, 50, was found submerged in shallow water at her home in Newton Flotman by her son after her condition had deteriorated significantly.

Her inquest at Norfolk Coroner's Court was told how emergency services were called to her home on the afternoon of June 25, 2025, after she was discovered unresponsive in the bath.

Paramedics from the East Anglian Air Ambulance attended but despite efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead at 4.15pm.

Norfolk Coroner's Court in Norwich. (Image: Newsquest)

Her son, Harry Gibson, a landscaper, told the court how he had returned home shortly after finishing work as he had been working nearby.

“I popped home after work to grab a beer,” he said.

“I checked the sofa, which is where I’d usually find mum watching the telly. She wasn’t there, so I checked the garden in case she had fallen outside.

“I poked my head into the bathroom but didn’t see anything at first. I checked another bedroom, then looked in the bathroom again, and that’s when I saw her in the........

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