Tragic boy died in fall off 'Body Count' ride after 'youths sneaked into closed funfair'

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READ MORE:Daughters share life in 'saddest ever' Grand Designs home that broke parents' marriageKent-based Forrest Amusements were hosting the Family Funfair, which was due to open today (Wednesday).The boy was confirmed to have died at the scene by the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb).

A group of six children were reported by locals to have broken into the fair, the Mirror reported. Police have not given a confirmed age, but the boy is thought to be around 14 years old based on reports from locals.Retired P&O ferry worker Catherine Dennison, 75, said that a large number of sirens had been "unusual" this morning and it was only when she left her house to look that she saw them massed at a nearby park.“I spoke to a young boy who said he had watched it happen,” she said.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“He said a boy was climbing up on the frame of a ride and his friends were telling him to get down, but he didn’t listen and then the boy lost his footing.“He was 14 apparently."Kent Police’s spokesperson said, as it was the responsibility of the coroner, they were not able to give the exact age of the boy but did say it was a teenager.Another local who had also worked the ferries, said: “It's so awful.

I feel so sorry for his mother, his father, and his friends who saw it."Sarah Rogers, 51, a nearby resident, said: “The kids climbed over the fence into the funfair and then the boy was on the ride called Body Count.“He went up to the top of it and fell off, apparently.“It's absolutely terrible."SECAmb said they were called out at 7:42am to a serious incident.