Inquiry follows water bike death

The accident happened off the Llyn Peninsula

An investigation is under way into an incident involving three water bikes on the Llyn Peninsula in which a 49-year-old man died.

The Abersoch inshore lifeboat pulled Christopher Leslie Edwards, of Alltami, Mold, unconscious from the sea at Porth Ceiriad, near Abersoch.

Initial reports said he was thrown from the water bike after hitting a wave just after 1600 BST on Saturday.

He was airlifted to hospital in Bangor by an RAF helicopter but later died.

Coastguards said a second water biker had been treated for shock.

Mr Edwards was married with two children aged 22 and 19, and worked as a design technician at Holywell High School in Holywell.

Chris was passionate about life and would do anything to help anyone Family tribute

His family said in a statement: "Christopher was a big family man, who would do anything for his wife Gillian and their two children Jamie and Kirsty.

"He loved family life and couldn't do enough for people.

"He lived life to the full and enjoyed all sports. Everything Chris did was meticulous and he was very safety conscious - this is partly why his early death has shocked us so much.

"Chris was passionate about life and would do anything to help anyone.

"He will be solely missed by all of us, his mother and father, and all the family."

His funeral will take place at Hope Parish Church in Hope, near Mold, on Friday 29 September.