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Rhodri Harrison

Tributes to young emergency services superfan with rare genetic condition who has died aged 23

A young emergency services superfan with a rare genetic condition has died at the age of 23. John Morgan, from Cardiff, had muscle-wasting condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy and struggled to eat certain types of food.

A post on his Facebook fan page by his family, said that John passed away at 5:45am on Friday, June 3 after being rushed into hospital earlier in the week. Tributes have poured in to the young emergency services superfan from people all around the world who followed his journey and had been left touched by his remarkable life.

The post stated: "It is with a heavy heart and a very tear filled eye that I have to inform you all that at 05.45 John grew the biggest set of angel wings. John you not only were my son your mother's shadow but you were most of all the world's biggest emergency services super fan."

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