"I note the rag is from the UK's West Country. Hardly a great advert. I can only assume this is what their hacks churn out when they're not enjoying themselves with their relatives. "
Hey, steady on, we have animals as well as relatives for hacks to enjoy!
I doubt that the west country rags have a monopoly on printing sensationalist, inaccurate claptrap.
I also wonder whether the great God Compensation does not have a part to play in this tale: 'ten minutes and we would have died'; 'we're all going to die'; 'engines cut out .... this is it; 'sleeping badly since and having flashbacks'.