A young Nigerian student studying in the UK, unfortunately met his demise on a school trip to Canada, where he drowned while swimming with his school mates.
A 17 year old Nigerian boy, Jamal Ottun, who was a student at the Wallington County Grammar School in South London drowned while swimming with his school mates at the Shawnigan lake on Vancouver Island, Canada on Sunday July 12th.
According to reports, the young athlete was in Canada with his school's Rugby team for a Rugby tour when the sad incident occured.
He had gone swimming with his team mates when he drowned.
Efforts to revive him afterwards failed. Sadly, he was his father's only son.
See a part of the statement released by the school on his death...
"It is with great sadness that we now confirm that during a scheduled swimming trip on Sunday 12 th July 2015 , whilst on the School rugby tour to Canada, Jamal Ottun, an extremely popular and talented Year 12 student, required support from the em ergency services.Despite their response, and the con siderable efforts of the School’s own staff and students, Jamal could not be saved and sadly passed away at the scene."