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Isle of Wight student dies on French Alps ski trip | Isle of Wight student dies on French Alps ski trip |
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A college student who was on a skiing trip in France has been found dead. | |
Kieron Flux went missing after a night out in the Val d'Isere resort. A search helicopter found his body in the Gorges de la Daille on Wednesday. | Kieron Flux went missing after a night out in the Val d'Isere resort. A search helicopter found his body in the Gorges de la Daille on Wednesday. |
The 18-year-old, from Newport, was a student at Isle of Wight College, where he was completing a plumbing and heating apprenticeship. | |
Principal Debbie Lavin said news of his death was greeted with "deep sadness" by staff and friends. | |
"I could immediately tell how popular Kieron was with both staff and students alike when I saw their reaction to the news," she said. | |
"My thoughts are completely with his family this day. This is so very sad." | |
The Foreign Office confirmed the death of a British national in France and said it was offering help to the family. |
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