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Drowned boy's father speaks out TV told father of son's drowning
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The father of a 10-year-old boy who drowned in a pond did not find out about the tragedy until four months after his son had died. The estranged father of a 10-year-old boy says he did not learn of his death by drowning until four months later.
John Prestwich was given the news when he saw a TV report into Jordon Lyon's death in Wigan, Greater Manchester. John Prestwich said he discovered that Jordon Lyon had died from a TV report on the inquest into his death in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The hearing was at the centre of a controversy after it was revealed two police community support officers had not jumped into the pond to save him. The case caused controversy after it emerged that two police community support officers (PCSOs) had declined to jump into a pond to save him.
Fishermen managed to save Jordon's step-sister from the water. Mr Prestwich told BBC Five Live he had lost contact with the boy's mother.
Jordon had jumped into the pond in an effort to rescue her as they played together in May. Jordon jumped into the pond in an effort to rescue his step-sister as they played together in May. Fishermen managed to save his step-sister from the water.
Mr Prestwich, told BBC Five Live he had lost contact with the boy's mother and only found out his son was dead when he saw the TV news about the inquest last month. Contact lost
Mr Prestwich separated from Jordon's mother, Tracy Ganderton, eight years ago. Mr Prestwich said he had separated from Jordon's mother, Tracy Ganderton, eight years ago, but initially had regular access to Jordon and their other son, Brandon.
He said both he and Mrs Ganderton met different partners, but he still had regular access to Jordon and their other son, Brandon. Nobody should be watching the news one day and find out that their son's died - nobody John Prestwich
The pond is at a well-known beauty spot in Wigan He said was serving in the Army at the time, and had returned home on leave one weekend to find that his ex-wife and children had moved house, leaving no new address.
He was serving in the Army at the time, and when he returned home from leave one weekend he found that the family had moved house, leaving no new address. Mr Prestwich said he had tried to trace them through the Child Support Agency (CSA) but was told details could not be given out due to the Data Protection Act.
Mr Prestwich tried to trace them through the Child Support Agency (CSA) but was told details could not be given out due to the Data Protection Act. It was not until he saw the news in September that he realised Jordon had died, he said.
It was not until he saw the news in September that he realised Jordon had died.
"It was like someone had hold of my throat and I couldn't get any words out, I just collapsed on the floor," he said."It was like someone had hold of my throat and I couldn't get any words out, I just collapsed on the floor," he said.
"In my eyes, if I was in contact, I might not have been there on that specific day but I know that I would have been able to go to the hospital and actually see him."In my eyes, if I was in contact, I might not have been there on that specific day but I know that I would have been able to go to the hospital and actually see him.
"I know that he was looking for me, so just me turning up at the hospital, saying I was there, could have been enough to bring him round," he said. The pond is at a well-known beauty spot in Wigan
"The fact that I have had to turn up in September, four months after he died, I just wish that I had been contacted. "I know that he was looking for me, so just me turning up at the hospital, saying I was there, could have been enough to bring him round.
Nobody should be watching the news one day and find out that their son's died - nobody John Prestwich "The fact that I have had to turn up in September, four months after he died... I just wish that I had been contacted.
"I know I am on the system, the electoral register. I am available to be found if someone looks, and I've done that on purpose, so that if Jordon and Brandon did decide to look for me, they could find me."I know I am on the system, the electoral register. I am available to be found if someone looks, and I've done that on purpose, so that if Jordon and Brandon did decide to look for me, they could find me.
"Nobody should be watching the news one day and find out that their son's died - nobody.""Nobody should be watching the news one day and find out that their son's died - nobody."
Jordon's death sparked a row over the role of two Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who were called to the scene but did not enter the water as they were not trained to deal with the incident. 'Not trained'
Jordon's death sparked a row over the role of the two PCSOs, who were called to the scene but did not enter the water as they were not trained to deal with the incident.
Instead, they radioed police to come to the scene.Instead, they radioed police to come to the scene.
Jordon was eventually pulled from the pond but despite attempts to resuscitate him he was later pronounced dead in hospital. Jordon was eventually pulled from the pond, but despite attempts to resuscitate him was later pronounced dead in hospital.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded. A verdict of accidental death was recorded at the inquest into his death.