Jackson James Rice has tragically died in a diving accident aged 18 just weeks before being due to compete at the Paris Olympics.
The teenager had been set to become the first caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games, having qualified for the new kite-foiling event.
Rice died in Faleloa, Tonga on Saturday from a “suspected shallow water blackout”.
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