Friends and wellwishers have donated more than £1,500 in less than 24-hours towards the funeral of a teenager who died after falling from the Great Orme near Llandudno on Saturday.
'Happy' 13-year-old Dylan Brown slipped, hit his head, fell into the sea and died at Great Orme was at Pigeon’s Cove with a friend when he is understood to have slipped, hit his head and fallen into the sea.
The Ysgol John Bright pupil was airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor after the accident, which happened at around 9.20pm on Saturday, but died later.
Tributes have poured in from friends and wellwishers on a Facebook fundraising page launched to cover his funeral costs by family friend Samuel Luke Williams.
'Happy' 13-year-old Dylan Brown slipped, hit his head, fell into the sea and died at Great Orme
One friend remembered Dylan as someone who always had a smile on his face.
Mandy Hawkine posted on the Facebook fundraising page : “Thoughts and prayers go to Dylan’s family and friends. He always had a smile whenever we saw him R.I.P Dylan xx.”
Clare Bozier said the teenager had recently taught her nine-year-old daughter how to do tricks on her scooter.
She posted: “Dillan was such a lovely boy. Only saw him the other day at the skate park where he went out of his way to stop playing with his mates and chat with my 9 year old daughter and showed her how to do tricks on her scooter. She left there saying how happy she was because a big boy was chatting to her. Such a lovely boy who will be sadly missed. My thoughts are with you and your family at this heartbreaking time.”
Angie O’Grady wrote: “Heartbroken for you all especially mum. I understand how you feel I have only just lost my 21 year old lad in February x I am devastated for your whole family much love and thoughts to you all x Dillan was a lovely lad x”
Maria Cappiello: “ I’m so sorry for your loss I knew Dylan such a lovely boy always said hello to me my heart is breaking reading this my thoughts are with you and Dylan’s family sending sincere Sympathy and love at this very difficult sad time xx”
Having already set up a fundraising gig in memory of his late friend Racheal Sculsey, Mr Williams said the rest of the money raised during that fundraiser will now be donated towards Dylan’s family.
The memorial gig will be held on Friday, May 24, with all proceeds going to cover the funeral expenses.
Dylan’s death is the third death on the Great Orme in the past year. A 17-year-old from Stockport died last August after falling from the Orme and fisherman Lukasz Lesniackiego from Poland died after a fall at Pigeon’s Cove last May.
The fundraising page set up by Dylan's family can be found here .
