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Tributes to boy killed by lightning as he played football in freak thunderstorm

Tributes left for boy, 9, killed by lightning
Jordan Banks was thought to have been struck on a field yesterday when a freak thunderstorm hit (Picture: JustGiving / Mercury Press)

Heartbreaking tributes have been paid to a young boy killed by lightning while playing football.

The nine-year-old, who has now been named as Jordan Banks, was thought to have been struck at around 5pm yesterday when a freak thunderstorm hit.

Flowers, football shirts and messages of condolence have been left at the field in Blackpool, Lancashire, where he died.

One message written on a shirt reads: ‘To Jordan, fly high and keep playing football in the sky. From all at Foxhall JFC x’

Another said: ‘Sleep tight and God bless you little man.’

Others say: ‘RIP young man,’ and, ‘You were too young’.

Several footballs with the initials ‘JB’ are also laying at the site.

Liverpool fan Jordan was also hailed a charity hero earlier this year after he raised £3,000 for mental health causes.

He ran 30 miles over 10 days in tribute to his uncle Reece, who took his own life in 2018 and would have turned 30 this year.

A Blackpool schoolboy will run a marathon in memory of his uncle who took his own life. Nine-year-old Jordan Banks who attends Stanley Primary School has so far raised over ?1500 for Counselling in the Community in Blackpool. Based on Derby Road, the voluntary organisation offers its services in the form of a one hour session in exchange for a donation and helps with issues such as anxiety, depression, PTSD and substance misuse. Jordan decided to raise funds for the service which runs solely on donations, in honour of his step uncle Reece who took his own life in 2018. It would have been his 30th birthday this year. Reece was the brother of his step-dad, Daniel Banks, 35, and he and the family were discussing ideas to mark the occasion when Jordan overheard. https://www.facebook.com/dan.begg.31/photos https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/runningforreecey
The nine-year-old has now been named as Jordan Banks (Picture: JustGiving)

And Liverpool star James Milner even praised Jordan for his incredible fundraising effort.

Milner told him: ‘Hi Jordan, how’s it going? I’ve heard that you’re doing an amazing thing in raising funds for counselling in honour of your uncle Reece.

‘I think running a marathon is an incredible feat, and it’s difficult with people doing it with legs a lot bigger than yours, but to do 30 miles is incredible.

‘I heard you get called Mini-Milner because you’re very determined, so that’s an amazing skill to have. Never ever give up and I hear you’ve been out in all weather fighting in the cold and the rain, so you keep going, and keep doing what you’re doing mate.

‘Just remember you’ll never walk alone. All the boys are behind you and I’ll send you a couple of shirts – one for yourself for doing an amazing thing and another that you can hopefully raise a bit of money from and put it towards all the money you’re raising.

‘Well done bud, it’s an amazing achievement and you should be very proud.’

Spirit of Youth Junior Football Club, which uses the field as its home ground, said the community is ‘heartbroken’ by the news.

‘It is with deepest regret that we have to report the news that the young boy who was struck by lightning earlier this evening has sadly passed away,’ a club spokesperson said.

MERCURY PRESS. 12/05/21. Blackpool, UK. (Pictured: People leave tributes to the 9 year old boy who died yesterday after being struck by lightning in Blackpool are affixed to a signpost this morning [WEDS]. The freak accident happened at 5pm yesterday evening, where the boy later died from his injuries in hospital.)
Flowers, football shirts and messages of condolence have been left at the field in Blackpool, Lancashire (Picture: Mercury Press)
MERCURY PRESS. 12/05/21. Blackpool, UK. (Pictured: People leave tributes to the 9 year old boy who died yesterday after being struck by lightning in Blackpool are affixed to a signpost this morning [WEDS]. The freak accident happened at 5pm yesterday evening, where the boy later died from his injuries in hospital.)
People were seen arriving to pay tribute to the boy (Picture: Mercury Press)

‘The tragic incident happened on our home ground at Common Edge playing fields but it was not during a club training session.

‘As a club, we are heartbroken and we offer our deepest condolences to the boy’s family.

‘Spirit of Youth is a family and we are entrenched in the local community, and we will give whatever support is required to both the family and to those that were with him at the time.

‘We would ask that people respect the privacy of the family at this most tragic of times.

‘Rest in peace young man.’

The child did not play for Spirit of Youth, but it is understood he was taking part in a private coaching session.

Thousands of tributes have also been paid on social media by people across the country.

MERCURY PRESS. 12/05/21. Blackpool, UK. (Pictured: People leave tributes to the 9 year old boy who died yesterday after being struck by lightning in Blackpool are affixed to a signpost this morning [WEDS]. The freak accident happened at 5pm yesterday evening, where the boy later died from his injuries in hospital.)
Footballs with the initials ‘JB’ were laid on the field (Picture: Mercury Press)

Blackpool Council, which owns the playing fields, said it will fly the town hall’s flag at half-mast in tribute to the boy.

MP Scott Benton, for Blackpool South, said he was ‘incredibly sorry to hear this tragic and heartbreaking news’.

‘I’m sure I speak for the whole community when I say that everybody in Blackpool will be thinking of the boy’s family and friends at this sad time,’ he added.

The headteacher of a nearby school wrote on Twitter: ‘The thoughts of everyone Unity Academy Blackpool are with the family of the young boy who sadly lost his life after being struck by lightning in Blackpool last night.’

And a local church said it would be dedicating two of its masses today to the young child.

‘Today we especially remember the young boy who was tragically struck by lightning,’ said a spokesperson from Parish of Christ the King and St Kentigern.

Emergency services said they rushed the boy to hospital with serious injuries yesterday but he died a short time later.

Investigations are still ongoing but officers believe he was struck by lightning.

A Lancashire Police spokesperson said: ‘A nine-year-old boy has sadly died following an incident on a football field shortly after 5.05pm today.

‘Although enquiries are still ongoing, at this time we believe the boy had been struck by lightning.’

They added the boy’s family are being supported by officers.

Detective superintendent Nick Connaughton said: ‘This is a truly devastating incident and our thoughts are wholeheartedly with the family and friends of the young boy, who has passed away, at this very sad and distressing time.’

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.

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