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London Teen, 17, Dies While Snorkelling in Lake on School Trip
Police said divers found the 17-year-old underwater after an extensive search, and he was pronounced dead at Monkey Bay Community Hospital.
- On Tuesday, 17-year-old Hampton School pupil Eugene Enoch Kwon died while snorkeling in Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear. He was found by divers underwater and pronounced dead at Monkey Bay Community Hospital.
- Superintendent Patrick Mussa of the Malawi Police Service said the disappearance prompted an "immediate search operation." He added: "After an extensive search, divers located him underwater."
- Hampton School, an independent boys' school in Richmond upon Thames, acknowledged the death. A spokesperson stated: "Our thoughts, love and deepest sympathies are with the pupil's family and loved ones at this unimaginably difficult time."
- Police in the Eastern Region have expressed condolences to the bereaved family as investigations into the incident continue. Authorities are examining the circumstances surrounding the death.
- The school's focus remains on supporting the pupil's family and those affected. This tragedy follows a separate recent death of a student on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition in Wales.
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A school trip to Malawi ended in tragedy: a 17-year-old London student disappeared while snorkeling in Lake Malawi, and was later found underwater by divers.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Center, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
36% Right
L 28%
C 36%
R 36%
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