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The death of a new dad who drowned when his canoe overturned has been described by his devastated fiancée as a "silly, tragic accident".

Wigan. The 40-year-old had only become a father 14 weeks earlier, having wanted a child for the past 20 years.

IVF ‘miracle baby’ has tragically drowned after his boat overturned on a lake.Mark Hill had been enjoying a day out in his canoe on Saturday afternoon when he got into difficulty at Amberswood Lake in Wigan.A major rescue operation was launched to try to find the 40-year-old but his body was sadly pulled from the water a short time later.His heartbroken fiance, Lisa Veasey, told the Manchester Evening News how Mark had been the perfect father to their ‘miracle baby’.The couple had struggled to conceive and battled through three rounds of IVF before eventually welcoming son Corey just 14 weeks ago.Lisa said: “He was the most loving, kind-hearted, hard-working, gentle man.

Hindley, Wigan, at around 4pm Saturday afternoon (July 18). Tragically, his body was later pulled from the water.Mark leaves behind fiancé Lisa Veasey - the mother of his 14-week-old son Corey.He had 'wanted a child for 20 years'.