falls from aqueduct - whose fault?

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Guy clambers onto outside of aqueduct railing - grabs upright that's not supposed to take his weight? it giives way and he plunges to the ground
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47452373
It's fit for its purpose as an upright, should it be strong enough for someone to hold onto

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Scrump said:

Some interesting information on this website:
http://www.londonboaters.org/floater-jan2017-pontc...
I have no connections so don’t know how true any of it is.
The webpage includes this picture which I presume is from the same aqueduct:

article said:

Mr Mcdowell’s death by falling from the aqueduct is not the only one to take place recently. Two months after Mr McDowells death, 24-year-old Benjamin Hughes died following a fall from the aqueduct. A final hearing has yet to take place. The same coroner also confirmed just days before Mr Mcdowells death that a third person, Darren Macfalane, aged 39, had died falling from the aqueduct.

The problem the C&RT may have is that much of its infrastucture is victorian. Think of tow paths alongside canals or deep locks.
Should all of them have some sort of safety fencing these days, or is it obvious that it's dangerous?

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ScotHill said:

The Romans.

Well of course them - that goes without saying