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| A 12-year-old boy from Kent has fallen to his death while trekking on a school trip in southern Austria. | A 12-year-old boy from Kent has fallen to his death while trekking on a school trip in southern Austria. |
| Hayden Waller, a pupil at the Howard School in Rainham, died from a broken neck and severe head injuries. | Hayden Waller, a pupil at the Howard School in Rainham, died from a broken neck and severe head injuries. |
| Medway Council said he was hiking with three friends near Mallnitz on Monday afternoon when he lost his footing and fell 30ft (9m). | Medway Council said he was hiking with three friends near Mallnitz on Monday afternoon when he lost his footing and fell 30ft (9m). |
| Another boy was slightly injured. Paul Morris, Hayden's head teacher, said staff and pupils were "devastated". | Another boy was slightly injured. Paul Morris, Hayden's head teacher, said staff and pupils were "devastated". |
| In a statement, he said: "I would like to send my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Hayden Waller. | In a statement, he said: "I would like to send my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Hayden Waller. |
| "Staff are comforting the other pupils on the trip and we are arranging for them to return home as soon as possible." | "Staff are comforting the other pupils on the trip and we are arranging for them to return home as soon as possible." |
| Rose Collinson, director of children's services at Medway Council, added it would play a "full part" in an investigation in to the youngster's death. | Rose Collinson, director of children's services at Medway Council, added it would play a "full part" in an investigation in to the youngster's death. |
| Local police said Hayden, from Wigmore, and three other boys had been trekking a short distance up the mountain from their hotel, in the southern province of Carinthia, to a viewpoint late on Monday afternoon. | Local police said Hayden, from Wigmore, and three other boys had been trekking a short distance up the mountain from their hotel, in the southern province of Carinthia, to a viewpoint late on Monday afternoon. |
| They had tried to reach a hut without using the path and had ventured across an open area which became steeper and stonier. | They had tried to reach a hut without using the path and had ventured across an open area which became steeper and stonier. |
| The group decided to turn back, but Hayden and another boy fell. | The group decided to turn back, but Hayden and another boy fell. |
| One of the youngsters ran down the hillside and told a passer-by what had happened, but when emergency services and a rescue helicopter reached the scene Hayden was already dead. | One of the youngsters ran down the hillside and told a passer-by what had happened, but when emergency services and a rescue helicopter reached the scene Hayden was already dead. |