Tributes to sports day death boy

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Teachers have paid tribute to a 10-year-old boy who dropped dead at his school sports day in Perthshire.

Jack Miller was the son of Andrew Douglas Miller, a member of the family who owned the Edinburgh department store Jenners.

The youngster, a boarder at Ardvreck School in Crieff, was described by teachers as a "lively, sociable" boy who would be missed by everyone.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Jack, who was from the village of Clathy in Perthshire, fell ill on Saturday. He was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where he later died.

Headmaster Paddy Watson said: "He was lively, a boy who enjoyed entertaining in all the right ways, very sociable, kind, full of life.

"He loved being outdoors and spent every break and playtime with a cricket bat in his hands and a group of friends around him.

"In our daily games sessions he was constantly up and at it, always wanting to do well, score runs, chase the ball, run fast."

'Enthusiastic boy'

The headmaster added: "Our memories of him will be of his endlessly smiling happy face and we will miss him dreadfully."

Jack's houseparents, Richard and Eirian Caves, also paid tribute.

They said: "He was a natural boarder and threw himself into everything with great gusto and enthusiasm, making the same wonderful, positive, friendly impression on everyone he met, young and old."

A post-mortem examination is expected to reveal the exact cause of his collapse.