'He was amazing at fixing everything and I will try my best to use what he taught me to be even a tiny bit as amazing as he was.'
The promising athlete was free diving from a boat on Saturday when he died from a suspected shallow water blackout, his father, Darren Rice, said,
“I miss Jj beyond belief, I’m in shock I still can’t believe it and it will take all of us who loved Jj so long to feel ok again.”“Jj was the most amazing funny unique person I’ve ever known and I’m going to miss everything about him.” “He was amazing at fixing everything and I will try my best to use what he taught me to be even a tiny bit as amazing as he was,” she added. “He made so many amazing friends all over the world because he was so lovable and they’re all going to miss him dearly. to British parents but grew up in Ha’apai, Tonga, where his parents, Darren and Nina Rice, own the Matafonua Island Lodge.
J.J. had recently returned to Ha’apai after competing in the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships in Hyères in the South of France,Darren remembered how J.J., at 15, had risked his life to help save many lives when a ferryboat carrying 18 people capsized in heavyOn another occasion, J.J. reportedly swam out to rescue two girls who had been swept off a sandbar and pulled them back to safety.
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