Dad's Lifejacket Plea In Memory Of Son, 6

Over 900 vests to help prevent child drownings

- Louie Smith And Fiona Duffy

THE father of a boy who drowned is handing out hundreds of lifejackets in a bid to prevent more tragedies.

Lucas Dobson, six, fell into a river while stepping on to a boat when out fishing with his dad Nathan, 37.

The boy was swept away by the tide and his body was found four days later.

Nathan, a mechanic, has now joined search and rescue expert Peter Faulding, whose team recovered Lucas’s body, to launch a new water safety campaign.

The dad said: “Lucas could swim but it was a one-off day when the tide was so high and so strong. He had no chance.

“Looking back, he should have been wearing a lifejacket.

Lucas could swim but the tide was so strong. He had no chance - NATHAN DOBSON ON HIS SON’S DEATH AFTER FALL