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Shepherdess remembered as 'caring and hardworking' after on-farm quad bike death

Shepherdess Laura Simmons was found dead at a farm near Cheltenham in June 2023 after her quad bike overturned

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"This was a tragic incident, and a much-loved young woman has lost her life."
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"This was a tragic incident, and a much-loved young woman has lost her life."

A Scottish shepherdess has been remembered as a 'caring and hardworking person' after an investigation concluded into her death at a farm in Gloucestershire. Laura Simmons, 22, from Shetland, had died...

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