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Nottinghamshire teacher dies on school ski trip to Austria | Nottinghamshire teacher dies on school ski trip to Austria |
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A teacher has died on a school trip after what has been described as a "freak walking accident" in Austria. | A teacher has died on a school trip after what has been described as a "freak walking accident" in Austria. |
It is understood Jonathan Taylor, an IT teacher at the Christ the King School in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, was walking with staff and students when he tripped over a log, hit his head and died. | It is understood Jonathan Taylor, an IT teacher at the Christ the King School in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, was walking with staff and students when he tripped over a log, hit his head and died. |
Chair of the governors, David Wilson, said Mr Taylor died on Saturday. He had been at the school for a year. | Chair of the governors, David Wilson, said Mr Taylor died on Saturday. He had been at the school for a year. |
Principal Carlo Cuomo has flown to Austria, he said. | |
The group of about 40 pupils, aged 14 to 15, is expected to return to Nottinghamshire on Monday. | |
A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed a British national had died in Austria and that "school children were being looked after". | |
Mr Taylor leaves a wife, Mr Wilson added. | Mr Taylor leaves a wife, Mr Wilson added. |
Pupils from the school paid tribute on Twitter, calling Mr Taylor "a lovely man" and a "highly respected teacher". |