Body of boat tot's dad found.THE body of a missing dad whose son died on a boat trip was found yesterday. A surfer spotted Alan Watkins Not to be confused with Allan Watkins or Henry Watkins Allen. Alan Watkins (born 1933) is a Welsh-born political columnist for the London newspaper The Independent on Sunday who also writes about rugby. , 50, 400 metres from where they set off. The body of Arun, two, and their empty dinghy were discovered on Sunday in the sea off Littlehampton, West Sussex. Arun's mum, Sheena Basnayake, 35, who reported them missing after they failed to return, yesterday described her son as "her reason to live". Ms Basnayake, of Honor Oak, South East London South East London is a name commonly given to the south eastern part of London, England on the south side of the River Thames. Definition of the area South east London is made up of the following London boroughs which are Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark , said: "Arun was a beautiful, adventurous, and loving little boy. "He loved the water, and would always be excited on adventures with his Dad. I cannot find words to describe his loss." Police are waiting for the results of a postmortem postmortem /post·mor·tem/ (post-mort´im) performed or occurring after death. post·mor·tem adj. Relating to or occurring during the period after death. n. See autopsy. on Arun and are treating his death as unexplained. |
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