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A beloved headteacher has died while on a family skiing holiday.
Jonathan Morgan, who worked at special needs school Ysgol y Gogarth, Wales, is understood to have died suddenly.
The school in Craig y Don, Llandudno, is now shut for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
But Conwy County Council paid tribute to Mr Morgan who was described as "inspirational".
NorthWalesLive reported the death of the much-loved teacher.
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A spokeswoman for the authority said: “We are saddened by the news of the death of Mr Jonathan Morgan.
“Jonathan was the headteacher at Ysgol y Gogarth in Llandudno. He was well-regarded and liked by colleagues, pupils, and others he came into contact with through his work.
“His passion and vision were instrumental during the redevelopment and construction of the new Ysgol y Gogarth school building, which opened in 2014, and he was very proud of both the school and its pupils.”
Ysgol Y Gogarth in Llandudno where Jonathan Morgan worked (Daily Post Wales)Dr. Lowri Brown, Conwy's head of education services said his approach to inclusion was hugely valued.
She said: "Jonathan was an inspirational leader who cared deeply about children and young people.
"His expertise, knowledge, and approach to inclusion were enormously valued by everyone who worked with him, and he was very much part of our extended leadership team.
“We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family at this time.”
Last year The Mirror reported how a British skier found alone on a slope in the Alps leading French police to launch an investigation.
The dead body of the 29-year-old man, who has not been formally identified, was found alone ln the Meribel-Mottaret ski area in March.
The man was found unconscious and alone prompting efforts to revive him.
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"Emergency services were alerted at 9.40am on Sunday morning, but the first team on the scene was unable to resuscitate the man," said an investigating source.
"He was alone on the slopes, but further enquiries suggested he was on holiday from England with a friend."
The tragedy in Meribel-Mottaret, in the Savoie region of France, is the latest in a series of fatalities involving skiers in the French alps.
In January, a 40-year-old Frenchman was charged with manslaughter after colliding with a five-year-old British girl on the slopes at Chamonix.
She was airlifted to hospital, but died from her injuries before she could be placed in intensive care.
Magistrates have said the man was skiing at ‘excessive speed’ and had ignored a warning sign referring to children at a ski school.
In the same month, French actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, died on a piste in La Rosiere, also in Savoie.