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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". |
| Speaking outside the school, he said the accident was a tragic loss. | Speaking outside the school, he said the accident was a tragic loss. |
| "I would like to send my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Hayden Waller. | "I would like to send my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Hayden Waller. |
| "I went to Hayden's parents' home last night and told them of the death of their son." | "I went to Hayden's parents' home last night and told them of the death of their son." |
| The four boys were attempting to walk up the mountain to a local viewpoint but strayed from the safety of the path to take a short cut, according to the Mallnitz director of tourism, Peter Angermann. | The four boys were attempting to walk up the mountain to a local viewpoint but strayed from the safety of the path to take a short cut, according to the Mallnitz director of tourism, Peter Angermann. |
| I am very confident that the Howard School staff and everyone involved did everything by the book Hayley Waller | I am very confident that the Howard School staff and everyone involved did everything by the book Hayley Waller |
| A police spokesman in the town told the BBC: "They came back to the hotel about four o'clock from skiing and asked the teacher if they could go shopping for food and drink. | A police spokesman in the town told the BBC: "They came back to the hotel about four o'clock from skiing and asked the teacher if they could go shopping for food and drink. |
| "They teachers didn't know they climbed up this hill." | "They teachers didn't know they climbed up this hill." |
| He said the boys were wearing trainers on the climb, on rocky and icy terrain. | He said the boys were wearing trainers on the climb, on rocky and icy terrain. |
| Hayden's parents, Hayle and Gary Waller, from Wigmore, have flown to Mallnitz, in the southern province of Carinthia. | Hayden's parents, Hayle and Gary Waller, from Wigmore, have flown to Mallnitz, in the southern province of Carinthia. |
| 'Tragic accident' | 'Tragic accident' |
| "I want to make it clear that no-one should be blamed for this terrible accident," said Mrs Waller in a statement issued by Medway Council. | "I want to make it clear that no-one should be blamed for this terrible accident," said Mrs Waller in a statement issued by Medway Council. |
| "I am very confident that the Howard School staff and everyone involved did everything by the book. | "I am very confident that the Howard School staff and everyone involved did everything by the book. |
| "This was a just a tragic accident." | "This was a just a tragic accident." |
| She paid tribute to her "adventurous little boy", adding: "Everyone loved him". | She paid tribute to her "adventurous little boy", adding: "Everyone loved him". |
| "He was the most lovable, likeable child you have ever come across and we are absolutely devastated." | "He was the most lovable, likeable child you have ever come across and we are absolutely devastated." |
| She said Hayden's younger brother would be starting at the Howard in September and she would be happy to let him go on a similar trip. | |
| The group had decided to turn back from their climb when Hayden and another boy fell. | The group had decided to turn back from their climb when 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. |
| Rose Collinson, director of children's services at Medway Council, added it would play a "full part" in an investigation into the youngster's death. | Rose Collinson, director of children's services at Medway Council, added it would play a "full part" in an investigation into the youngster's death. |
| A council spokesman said it would not comment on whether the boys were unsupervised at the time of the accident until the Austrian police investigation was complete. | A council spokesman said it would not comment on whether the boys were unsupervised at the time of the accident until the Austrian police investigation was complete. |
| The council said there were 39 pupils, aged from 12 to 18, on the trip with seven teaching staff. | The council said there were 39 pupils, aged from 12 to 18, on the trip with seven teaching staff. |
| They were due to stay until Sunday but would now be returning early. | They were due to stay until Sunday but would now be returning early. |
| Pupils from the school had been travelling to the same resort for 20 years. | Pupils from the school had been travelling to the same resort for 20 years. |