Tributes have been paid to a rivers campaigner from Shropshire who died suddenly.
Kris Kent had been credited with creating one of the country’s largest networks of citizen scientists monitoring water quality in our rivers., was found 'unresponsive and resting against a tree' at a farm in Plowden at Lydbury North on June 24 this year, an inquest has been told.campaign manager for the Angling TrustThe Angling Trust has shared its 'deep sorrow and shock' following the death of a colleague and friend.
A trust spokesperson said:"Everyone at the Angling Trust would like to share our deep sorrow and shock at the news of the passing of colleague and friend Kris Kent." He had joined the Angling Trust in January 2022. The organisation said that he"was instrumental in the launch and ongoing impact of our community-based Water Quality Monitoring Network, creating one of the country’s largest networks of citizen scientists monitoring water quality in our rivers".
"Through his work with the Angling Trust, Kris supported clubs and fisheries across the UK to shine a light on the impacts of pollution upon our rivers as well as help clubs with local campaign cover issues, such as access and the loss of fishing rights. "Kris was a warm, well liked, and highly respected colleague who cared passionately about the environment and his fishing. He will be sorely missed.Assistant coroner Mr Westerman, sitting at the Coroner's Court at Shirehall, Shrewsbury, on Friday was told that Mr Kent, who was divorced, had been found unresponsive 'resting against a tree' at Hill End Farm, Plowden, where his death was recorded as having taken place at 2.43pm.
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