A PURBECK man was found drowned in a stream near his home in Wool, an inquest heard on Tuesday.
Stewart Bingham, 47, who was born in Dublin, was found on October 27 this year in a stream near Water Meadow Lane, East Burton, where he lived.
Bournemouth Coroner’s Court heard a post mortem had been carried out and the cause of death given as drowning, with the ‘significant conditions’ of alcohol intoxication and hypothermia.
The inquest was adjourned until a holding date of January 30 next year for further investigations to be carried out.
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