Meridian Inquest

The student, described by his family as a “kind, caring and helpful” young man, had told one of his peers he was anxious about jumping into the river.

Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, died when they got caught in a rip tide at the seaside resort on May 31 last year.

Sapper Charlie Saywell, 25, was discovered in the River Medway after an alleged assault and with rope wrapped around his legs and torso.