Tributes paid to drowned buskers

By Hannah Stanton

HUNDREDS of people congregated in Canterbury High Street in Friday to pay their respects to drowned buskers.

 

The bodies of 17-year-old Hugo Wenn and Daniel Lloyd, 25, were pulled from Reed Pond, near Tennyson Avenue, Canterbury, on Monday. Since then hundreds have paid their respects.

The two were well known due to the amount of people who turned out to lay flowers for the pair was astonishing. Sarah Morris, 18, spoke about Daniel, “He was a generally nice person, both of them were.”

Friends gathered at the spot in the town centre where they used to play. Flowers and messages wrote in chalk could be seen from down the street. Everyone was very grief stricken and mournful. One girl who knew Daniel, Louise Jones, 17 said, “It’s just a big shock that they have gone.”

Kent Police said a 28-year-old Canterbury man, who was arrested at about 9.30pm on Tuesday on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs, remains in custody.

A 54-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released without charge.

Our thoughts go out to the families at this difficult time.