Overview

• The Patel family has thanked emergency responders and community supporters for their swift response and compassion.
• Funeral arrangements for Nischay Patel, a Year 9 pupil at Sir John Leman High School, are pending.
• A crowdfunding campaign has raised over £8,000 for life-saving river equipment and a memorial bench in the 14-year-old’s honor.
• Parents had repeatedly warned Nischay about the water hazards at Beccles Quay before he drowned on July 2.
• Local signs cautioning “risk of death or serious injury” at the popular swimming spot remain posted as river use climbs in the summer heat.