A London youth worker has drowned while rescuing his son from the waters off the south coast of Jamaica.
Tony Wilkinson, 49, was on holiday walking along the beach with his partner and two young sons at Calabash Bay, when one of the boys was pulled out to sea on Thursday. Wilkinson and his partner swam out to rescue their son, but the current was too strong for Wilkinson to make it back to the shore.
Despite the efforts of local fisherman who swam out to help, Wilkinson drowned.
He had worked as an outreach worker with vulnerable children’s charity Kids Company since 2009.
In a statement, his family said:
“Tony Wilkinson and his partner Decca Aitkenhead were on holiday in a village on the south coast of Jamaica with their two sons, aged three and four.
“At 8.30 on Thursday morning one of their sons was paddling in the waves and got pulled out to sea. Tony swam out and rescued him.
“Decca swam out and brought their son to shore but the current was too strong for Tony to swim back, and despite the efforts of local fishermen who swam out to help, he drowned before they could get him back to shore.”
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how was he in Jamaica if he worked in London? there’s something wrong here…
You understand people can be from one place and go on holiday to another right? LOL!