A Brit surfing fan who had been in Australia for five months "living his dream life" tragically died in an accident, an inquest heard.
Jordan Joseph Baker, 23, from Minffordd in Gwynedd, had been living in Surfer's Paradise, a seaside resort in Queensland with his girlfriend Erin, having previously travelled around America working in summer camps and "living his best life".
But he died after climbing to the top of a church and falling through a skylight, an inquest in Caernarfon was told.
Jordan had always wanted to live in Australia, with his family saying he was "living his dream" and was "very happy", reported NorthWalesLive.
On the day of the tragedy, in February 2019, Jordan had been out with his friends watching a surfing competition before going out for drinks.
They were walking back towards the hotel where one of the group, Mitchell Phillpotts was staying, when Jordan and Mr Phillpots decided to climb to the top of a church.
Speaking during the hearing Mr Phillpotts said that he "couldn't say how the decision came about" to climb the building but said that Jordan climbed on to the roof of a small building next door to the church, before they both made their way to the roof of the church.
He told of how the pair climbed up together and stepped over a skylight on their way up before sitting at the top of the building for around 15 minutes .
He said: "He started to follow me back down. On the way back down, I stepped over the skylight as we had done on the way up. I don't remember hearing anything, we were just talking at the time and then I didn't hear him talking anymore.
"I turned around and he had fallen through the skylight. I don't remember hearing glass break."
Mr Phillpotts broke the door to the church to help Jordan who was on the ground unresponsive, before shouting to a friend to call the emergency services.
Jordan was pronounced dead at the scene and the postmortem, carried out in Australia before his body was repatriated, showed that he sustained "multiple injuries".
In a statement read out during the inquest Jordan's mother, Jill Mawson, called her son as an "amazing" person who could was always "full of energy and enthusiasm".
She said: "We want to remember our Jordan, not for how he died but for how he lived. He loved life and was an amazing son, grandson, brother, nephew, partner and friend.
"He was loved and adored by all who were lucky to know him. Jordan was so full of energy and enthusiasm and had a zest for adventure - he was happiest when climbing mountains, surfing and snowboarding.
"He loved getting to know people and had a genuine interest in people's lives and loved listening to peoples stories. His main goal was always to help anyone who needed help and support and he showered us all with his love.
"His smile could light up a room and his kindness and ability to see the best in everyone is what we are most proud of. He will always be our shining star and the love for our boy is forever strong."
Acting senior coroner Katie Sutherland concluded that Jordan had died as the result of a "tragic" accident and went on to say that his death had been both "unexpected" and "unintended".
Ms Sutherland said: "It brings home how tragic some things can end up. Jordan had clearly been living his best life and doing that he wanted to do.
"These are very tragic circumstances."
After his death a Gofundme page was set up by his sister, Alicia Baker, along with the Jordan Baker Foundation with the idea of making a "positive difference in people's lives".
More than £31,000 was raised in Jordan's memory through the site.
An Instagram page - JB Travelling Tributes - was also set up with the family encouraging anyone that was influenced by Jordan to write his initials or a tribute to him on a rock, pebble, shell or leaf and leave it in a location while on a hike, visiting a beach, seeing a new city or travelling somewhere new.
The picture of the tribute would then be added to the Instagram page to inspire others to travel and enjoy life in the way that Jordan did.
