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Article: TRAGEDY ON LAKE GARDA: I kept Luke in my arms for 12 hrs. I had him close to my chest and realised he had stopped breathing; DAD RELIVES TRAGIC BOATING TRIP.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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Byline: CHARLIE GALL
A SCOTS dad yesterday relived the agonising moment his friend's six-year-old son died in his arms after a boating trip went tragically wrong.
John Lilley, 47, from Aberdeen, appeared in court in the Italian town of Brescia where he is facing multiple manslaughter charges.
He described how he held little Luke Harris for 12 desperate hours as they clung to their capsized pleasure boat on Lake Garda.
He said: "I kept Luke inside my arms for 12 hours.
"Luke was coldest because he was the smallest - he was very ...