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19/02/2008
British Boy Killed In Austrian Mountain Fall
A 12-year-old British schoolboy has been killed in a fall from a mountain in southern Austria.
Hayden Waller, a pupil at the Howard School in Gillingham, Kent, was trekking with a group of schoolchildren through a steep area of forest near Mallnitz in Carinthia on Monday, when he lost his footing and feel about 10 metres.
Austrian police confirmed that he died instantly from a broken neck and severe head injuries
One of his classmates ran down the hillside to get help and his body was later recovered by helicopter.
Ross Collinson, Director of Children's Services at Medway Council, said that it would play a "full part" in an investigation into Hayden's death.
(KMcA)
Hayden Waller, a pupil at the Howard School in Gillingham, Kent, was trekking with a group of schoolchildren through a steep area of forest near Mallnitz in Carinthia on Monday, when he lost his footing and feel about 10 metres.
Austrian police confirmed that he died instantly from a broken neck and severe head injuries
One of his classmates ran down the hillside to get help and his body was later recovered by helicopter.
Ross Collinson, Director of Children's Services at Medway Council, said that it would play a "full part" in an investigation into Hayden's death.
(KMcA)
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