A fairground worker who died at work was trying to retrieve a jacket when an amusement ride came crashing down on his head, his heartbroken family believe.
Corrie Lee Stavers, a 28-year-old father-of-one, was killed in an 'absolute tragedy' after he was struck in the head by the 'Experience' attraction at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, on Saturday.
A haunting final photo, shared on his Facebook just three days before his death, shows Mr Stavers, from Sunderland, smiling on one of the rides at the fairground wearing his Turners Funfairs uniform.
The 'doting' father had also shared several selfies and videos of his five-year-old son - described by his friends as a 'mini you' - and was battling back after losing his mother last year.
Police and paramedics rushed to the fairground at around 2.15pm, with witnesses recalling how they desperately tried to save Mr Stavers after he was hit by the ride, which features a row of seats suspended in the air and rotated at speed.
