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| School tribute to trek death boy | School tribute to trek death boy |
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| Friends and teachers of a 12-year-old boy who died during a school skiing holiday in Austria have been holding a black tie assembly in his memory. | |
| Pupils at the Howard School in Rainham, Kent, organised the tribute to Hayden Waller, from Wigmore, after he fell 30ft (9m) on to rocks last Monday. | Pupils at the Howard School in Rainham, Kent, organised the tribute to Hayden Waller, from Wigmore, after he fell 30ft (9m) on to rocks last Monday. |
| He had been out trekking with friends near their hotel in the southern Austrian resort of Mallnitz. | He had been out trekking with friends near their hotel in the southern Austrian resort of Mallnitz. |
| Head boy Dean Baker, 17, said Hayden would be remembered as a "nice lad". | Head boy Dean Baker, 17, said Hayden would be remembered as a "nice lad". |
| "Every time you saw him he was laughing, joking, smiling," he said. | "Every time you saw him he was laughing, joking, smiling," he said. |
| "He spoke to everyone, he got on with everyone. | "He spoke to everyone, he got on with everyone. |
| "Everyone says exactly the same thing - he was a lovely lad." | "Everyone says exactly the same thing - he was a lovely lad." |
| The special assembly was held on the first day back to school after the half-term break. | |
| Support network | Support network |
| Hayden's parents also attended the service, in which his friends read tributes to him. | |
| Thirty-eight boys from the school, aged between 12 and 18, were on the trip to Austria. | Thirty-eight boys from the school, aged between 12 and 18, were on the trip to Austria. |
| Another boy, Rodger Whitlow, 13, suffered minor injuries in the incident. | Another boy, Rodger Whitlow, 13, suffered minor injuries in the incident. |
| Hayden's mother, Hayley Waller, has said the family does not blame anyone for what happened. | Hayden's mother, Hayley Waller, has said the family does not blame anyone for what happened. |
| The school has since set up a support network for Hayden's classmates. | The school has since set up a support network for Hayden's classmates. |