An amateur rugby player drowned while on a fishing trip in Scotland, a coroner’s court was told.<\/p>\n
William Bevan, 25, who played for Skipton RFC, died on 19 September while fishing on Struan Beach on the Isle of Coll.<\/p>\n
The inquest opened into his death on Friday, when the court heard the body of Mr Bevan was found in the sea after a search was launched when he failed to return from the trip.<\/p>\n
Before adjourning the inquest to a later date, North Yorkshire’s assistant coroner, Alison Norton, said: “The provisional cause of death offered at this time is consistent with drowning, pending an investigation.”<\/p>\n
In a statement on social media following Mr Bevan’s death, Skipton RFC’s coach, Declan Hayes, described Mr Bevan as “a great young man”.<\/p>\n
He said Mr Bevan was “old-school in a way you wouldn’t expect for someone his age”.<\/p>\n
“He always made everyone smile when they spoke with him.<\/p>\n
“He was a true gentleman, intelligent, thoughtful, funny, a lad who no doubt made his family proud. We will miss him greatly,” Mr Hayes said.<\/p>\n
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