Schoolboy, 16, dies on geography school trip after his body found at bottom of cliffs....

Schoolmates have paid tribute to Paddy Dear after his body was discovered near Milford Havern, Wales in the early hours of today

Paddy Dear's body was found at Dale Point in Pembrokeshire this morning

A schoolboy who went missing on a geography field trip has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff at a Welsh beauty spot.
Shocked schoolmates have paid tribute to Paddy Dear, 16, after his body was discovered near Milford Havern in the early hours of today.
Police made the heartbreaking find after searching cliffs at the remote Dale Fort study centre, which is visited by thousands of students each year.

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Paddy was a pupil and 'keen sportsman' at Campion School, a top Catholic science academy in Hornchurch, Essex.
Headteacher Keith Williams sent a letter to parents this morning informing them of the student's tragic death.

Paddy was a pupil at Campion School, a top Catholic science academy in Hornchurch, Essex

He told them: "I am emailing to inform you of the tragic death of one of our Year 12 students, Paddy Dear who was on the Geography field trip to West Wales.
"Your son/daughter has been told of his death at assembly this morning following confirmation provided by the police.
"As you can imagine, this has had a devastating effect upon the school community."
In a separate statement, he added: “Paddy was a wonderful young man who was fully involved in the life of the school.
As a keen sportsman, he was very proud of representing the school in a range of sports but most notably rugby.
“He was a popular, very friendly and caring young man who had the whole world ahead of him.
"Nobody had a bad word to say about him and he never had a bad word for anyone else.

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Police confirmed a body was found at the beauty spot in Haverfordwest at 1am today after an 'extensive search'

“His team members remember him as a talented, all round sportsman, loved by all who got to know him, fantastic company and the life and soul of any party.
“He was a typical Campion student who gave everything he could to the school community.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends who have been devastated by this news.
“The school is offering support to his friends through counselling and guidance from staff and priests who are with us today."