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A devastating incident unfolded in Italy the place 22 yr outdated Sam Rigby from St Helens misplaced his life trying to rescue his girlfriend, Olivia Greenall, from drowning. The couple had been having fun with a vacation crusing towards Menaggio in Lombardy once they took a fateful swim on 17 July.

A coroner’s inquest dropped at gentle that after Ms Greenall, aged 19, “got into difficulty” in Lake Como, her boyfriend heroically jumped in. Coroner Julie Goulding described the perilous situations: “The water was cold, deep and had currents. Both Sam and his partner got into difficulty and were unable to extricate themselves from the water and back onto the boat.”

Their cries for assist led to Ms Greenall being saved by a close-by vessel, whereas Mr Rigby tragically succumbed to the lake’s robust currents.

Despite a rigorous search together with helicopters and divers, Mr Rigby’s physique was discovered later that very same day. Concluding the loss of life as unintentional, Ms Goulding confirmed that following an exhaustive police investigation, nobody was discovered answerable for the tragic occasion, based on the Liverpool Echo.

“The boat was hired on a two-hour basis and a bottle of wine and two cans of alcohol were found on the boat. The tragedy that unfolded on the lake led to the accidental death of Sam.”

In a shifting tribute, former head instructor Catherine Twist from St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School said: “The thoughts and prayers of everyone at St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School go out to Sam and Liv’s families at this tragic time. Both students epitomised our school motto of living life in all its fullness.”

Following Mr Rigby’s sudden loss of life, mates and kinfolk flooded social media with their grief. Callum Hill, mourning his cousin, wrote on Facebook: “RIP Sam no matter where you are you’re always my annoying little cousin who always wanted to go on video games with me and kept asking your mum for me to go round to yours.

“What I would not give for us to be that age once more simply to have one final convo about completely something, miss you mate. Thinking about you all coronary heart goes out to your missus too mate, till I see you once more.”

Brandon Lyon also expressed his sorrow online, noting: “RIP Sam Rigby taken away too quickly actually was sat with you on Monday earlier than you went away, by no means take something as a right you can be missed.” And Jamie Appleton paid his condolences, adding: “R.I.P Sam Rigby gone means too quickly bro ideas are with your loved ones.” And Jamie Appleton paid his condolences, adding: “R.I.P Sam Rigby gone means too quickly bro ideas are with your loved ones.”