A 17-year-old private schoolboy has drowned while snorkelling on a school trip to Malawi.
Eugene Enoch Kwon, who was a pupil at the £30,000-a-year Hampton School in London, disappeared on Tuesday while swimming with classmates in Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear.
He was found by divers under the water and was taken to Monkey Bay Community Hospital for treatment, where he was pronounced dead.
Eugene’s cause of death was suffocation due to drowning, police said.
Hampton School is a private school for boys in Richmond upon Thames, south-west London.
A spokesperson for the school confirmed that one of its students had died on the school camping trip.
They said: ‘Our thoughts, love and deepest sympathies are with the pupil’s family and loved ones at this unimaginably difficult time.’
‘At present, our focus is supporting the pupil’s family and everyone affected within our school community.’
Eugene Enoch Kwon, who was a pupil at the Hampton School in south-west London , disappeared on Tuesday while swimming in Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear
Hampton School is a private school for boys in Richmond upon Thames, where fees cost nearly £30,000 a year
Supt Patrick Mussa, from Malawi’s police force, said the boy’s disappearance prompted an ‘immediate search operation’.
He added: ‘After an extensive search, divers located him underwater.’
It comes just a few weeks after the death of another London pupil on a school trip.
Umar Dumbuya passed away during a Duke of Edinburgh expedition in in Powys, Wales.
He was found unresponsive by emergency services after entering the River Wye.
Paying tribute, Umar’s family described him as a kind and caring young man who brought warmth and laughter to those around him.
They said: ‘We are heartbroken by the loss of our son, brother and grandson.
‘There are no words that can describe the pain we are feeling as a family.
‘Umar was a loving boy and will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.
‘Umar loved spending time playing basketball, attending the gym, and spending time with friends and family.
‘We will always remember Umar for his kindness, warmth, and sense of humour.
‘His death has left a devastating hole in our family and we now ask for privacy as we take time to grieve.’
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