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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, from Christ the King School in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, tripped and fell at least four metres down a bank. | |
Austrian police said he hit his head on a stone wall and died instantly. | |
He has been walking from a pub with others about 03:00 GMT on Saturday when the accident happened. A post-mortem examination is to be held this week. | |
They were staying at the resort of Mattrei, Ostirrol, and had completed their first full day of skiing. | |
Chair of the governors, David Wilson, said 44-year-old Mr Taylor had been an IT teacher at the school for a year. | |
Principal Carlo Cuomo has flown to Austria, he said. | Principal Carlo Cuomo has flown to Austria, he said. |
The group of about 40 pupils, aged 14 to 15, has cut short the skiing trip and 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". | 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". | Pupils from the school paid tribute on Twitter, calling Mr Taylor "a lovely man" and a "highly respected teacher". |