Tributes paid to father and son who died when rowing boat capsized

Tributes have been paid to a “really lovely” father and son who died when their boat capsized at a weir on the River Avon.

The father, named locally as Julian Mynott, 42, was enjoying an afternoon row yesterday with his three-year-old son Freddie, and two other children, when tragedy struck.

It is thought their small rowing boat went over a three-metre high weir and capsized in the river close to the family home in Barford, near Warwick.

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Neighbours said Mr Mynott and his wife Emma, 41, who was not on board the boat, have two other children, Florence and Archie.

Freddie was pulled from the water at about 8:30pm on Saturday, and Mr Mynott was found shortly after 10pm the same night.

Polly Bonner-Evans, who lives close to the family, said: “They were just really lovely people. The family were so kind, so nice, pleasant. My heart goes out to them.

“I wish we could just scoop them up and wrap them in our arms and do whatever we could.”

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