A young boxer, described as "a future world champ" by Tyson Fury, drowned in a river after his friends begged him not to go into the water an inquest heard. Frank Varey, 16, 'could not swim' but still tried to cross the River Dee in Chester.
The teenager was was relaxing with friends in the afternoon sun last summer when the tragedy unfolded, Cheshire Live reports . On July 22nd he attempted to swim from the city centre side to the Handbridge bank with friends.
An inquest held in Warrington on Wednesday (May 18) heard that Frank was with his friends at a pontoon near The Moorings. According to witness statements, they had been jumping in the water 'to keep cool'.
