Fifth pal of four teens killed in car crash 'pulled out of trip last minute'
A close friend of one of the four teenagers who were all tragically killed in a North Wales car crash is believed to have pulled out of the camping trip at the last minute
A desperate hunt was launched to find Harvey Owen 17, Jevon Hirst, 16, Hugo Morris, 18, and Wilf Fitchett, 17, after they failed to return home from an overnight camping trip to the Snowdonia area. The teenagers had all been studying at the same college and were from Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
They had headed out in their silver Ford Fiesta for what should have been a camping trip to remember in the picturesque Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. However, their car left the road and crashed, claiming all four lives. North Wales Police said their bodies were recovered from a silver Ford Fiesta which appeared to have left the road on the A4085 at Garreg, near Tremadog.
The Mirror revealed that the missing car had been spotted by a binman. The force said enquiries were ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the car leaving the road. It's understood the group were not experienced campers and had only travelled with basic equipment.
Floral tributes in Garreg left in the memory of the four teenagers from Shrewsbury who were killed when their car left the road near the village in Snowdonia (Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror)Crystal Owen - Harvey's mum - said she did not know the boys were going camping and would have warned them not to due to the weather. Among scores of tributes on social media, a friend of one of the teenagers described him as "one in a million".
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A fifth boy and close friend of Hugo who has not been named, had originally been set to travel with the group before changing his mind at the last minute. Mimi Ropotka, who worked with Hugo at the town's Pret A Manger café, told the Daily Mail: "He can't believe he has lost his friend so suddenly and tragically," and she added that he was in a "really bad way".
Hugo Morris (North Wales Police)
Wilf Fitchett (North Wales Police)A number of heartfelt tributes have poured in for the four lads after their tragic deaths. One of the teenagers’ partners left a touching note that read: "I love you so much baby. I'm going to miss you forever." She went on to say that her boyfriend was the "sweetest and most loving boy I've ever known", adding: "I hope you know how much I love you gorgeous."
Harvey’s mum Crystal Owen, who travelled to North Wales to help with the search, also spoke for the first time about the tragedy. In a heartbreaking post on her business Facebook she wrote: "I feel like I’m in a nightmare I wish I could wake up from but I’m not. I just wanted to say I do appreciate people’s kindness but no amount of messages is going to help me overcome this. Nothing will make this nightmare go away."
Harvey Owen (WALES NEWS SERVICE)
Jevon Hirst (WALES NEWS SERVICE)Beth Head, a friend of Hugo, described him as "a lovely and funny young lad" saying he would be missed deeply. "I will forever cherish all the memories and laughs we had a work together [sic], my thoughts go to his family at this time," she said.
Superintendent Owain Llewellyn said: "Police officers attended and located a Ford Fiesta vehicle on its roof, partially submerged in water. Tragically, the bodies of four young males were recovered from within the vehicle. The families of the missing boys have been informed. At present, this appears to have been a tragic accident, and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the four young men at this very difficult time."
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