Rugby community rallies around family as search goes on
Rugby community rallies around family as search goes on
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Bu içerikte, eski İngiltere rugby oyuncusu Tom Voyce’un Pazar gününden beri kayıp olduğu ve Storm Darragh tarafından sel suları altında kaldığı belirtilmektedir. Voyce’un aracının nehirden sürüklenerek bulunduğu ve polisin onun hayatta olmadığını düşündüğü ifade edilmektedir. Rugby topluluğu, Voyce’un ailesine desteklerini belirtirken, arama kurtarma ekiplerinin bölgede çalışmalarına devam ettiği vurgulanmaktadır. Ayrıca, Voyce’un eski takım arkadaşları ve rugby camiasından isimlerin üzüntülerini dile getirdikleri ve ailesine destek verdikleri belirtilmektedir. Arama çalışmalarının yanı sıra, gönüllüler, polis ekipleri ve dağ kurtarma timlerinin de yardım ettiği ifade edilmektedir.
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Former rugby player Tom Voyce, pictured here during his time at Gloucester, has been missing since Sunday
The rugby community has rallied around the loved ones of former England rugby international Tom Voyce, who went missing in an area flooded by Storm Darragh.
Matt Dawson, who played alongside Mr Voyce at Wasps between 2004 and 2006, said he could not “express his sadness”.
Premiership Rugby said it was “devastated” and thinking about Mr Voyce’s loved ones.
A search has been ongoing since Sunday lunchtime when the 43-year-old did not return home from an evening with friends.
His vehicle has since been found, but a spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “It is believed in his attempts to escape he has been swept away and tragically died.”
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Search and rescue teams have been scouring the area
The rugby community has express its support for Mr Voyce’s family.
His wife Anna and family expressed their gratitude for all the help and support from police, friends and the local community.
Mr Voyce was capped nine times for England from 2001 until 2006 and played for Wasps, Bath and Gloucester before retiring from the sport in 2013.
World Cup winning England scrum-half Matt Dawson wrote on Instagram: “One of life’s wonderful humans… I can’t express my sadness right now… All the Dawsons send their love & strength to Anna and the whole family.”
British & Irish Lions said they sent their “heartfelt thoughts and prayers” to Mr Voyce’s family and friends “during this deeply distressing time”.
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Mr Voyce was capped nine times for England
Premiership Rugby added: “Everyone at Premiership Rugby is devastated by the news regarding Tom Voyce.
“We send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.”
Bath Rugby said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Tom Voyce at this incredibly distressing time.”
Penryn Rugby Football Club, one of Mr Voyce’s first clubs in Cornwall, said: “Our thoughts and prayers go to Tom’s family, friends and everyone affected.”
Abberwick Ford near Bolton, Northumberland, was still deep under water on Tuesday
Storm Darragh brought severe weather to the UK from the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting a number of flood warnings.
The search has included specialist officers from the Northumbria Police’s Marine Section, the National Police Air Service, drones and dog handlers.
Volunteers from the two Mountain Rescue teams based in Northumberland have also been assisting, alongside Mr Voyce’s family and friends.
Rugby community rallies around family as search goes on
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