約束ing teenage footballer dies in a canoeing 事故

By Daily Mail Reporter
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Stewart McEwan

Budding footballer Stewart McEwan who died during a canoeing 事故

A 約束ing teenage footballer has died に引き続いて a canoeing 事故.

Stewart McEwan was airlifted to Hereford hospital after 存在 救助（する）d from the River Usk in Brecon, 中央の むちの跡s, where he was later pronounced dead.

The 13-year-old from the Reading area had been on a week-long organised trip in the area when the 悲劇 happened at around 3pm on Saturday.

He had just been 調印するd by Reading Football club.

In a 声明 解放（する）d through Dyfed-Powys Police, Stewart's 無名の parents said: 'We are 荒廃させるd by the loss of Stewart. He was a boy that grabbed life.

'He loved his sport and there wasn't one thing he didn't enjoy.

'We were very proud of all his 冒険的な 業績／成就s, 特に when he was 調印するd by Reading Football Club this year and would like to thank the coaching staff at Reading 学院 for their 親切 and support.'

In the 声明 Stewart's parents also thanked the 緊急 services for their 成果／努力s and asked for the マスコミ not to 接触する them and 尊敬（する）・点 their privacy.

長，指導者 視察官 Andy Twigger said: 'The circumstances surrounding his death are still 存在 設立するd but Dyfed-Powys Police can 確認する that he had entered the water.

'Stewart was airlifted to Hereford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A 地位，任命する mortem has yet to be carried out to 設立する the 原因（となる） of death.'

Police 調査／捜査するing the 出来事/事件 have taped off two areas of the river about a mile east of Brecon town.

地元の 議員 David Meredith, who 代表するs the St John 区 on Powys 郡 会議, said the river is very popular with canoeists and is 普通は '平易な.'

'It is a terrible 悲劇,' said Mr Meredith.

'I just feel so much for the leaders of the group and also for the 10 or so other youngsters that were there 同様に.

'To 証言，証人／目撃する what they 証言，証人／目撃するd is a sheer 悲劇.

'Those on 場所／位置 will never forget that and he was 明白に a friend of theirs.

'For the family it is such a 悲劇, 特に with Christmas so の近くに. It is something that is very difficult to come to 条件 with."

He 追加するd: 'The River Usk is やめる an 平易な river and lots of 地元のs canoe on it and we had a canoeing 競争 there only a 事柄 of six or eight weeks ago.

'When it is in 十分な flight it can be やめる 汚い, but it is やめる 静める.

'I'm not やめる sure why the 事故 happened. Some people said the Honddu (river) was flowing やめる 急速な／放蕩な into the River Usk, but that might have just been one of those things.

'At the end of the day it was not raining and it was a 公正に／かなり 乾燥した，日照りの day.'



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