London Coroner to investigate Brisbane law student Fletcher Beasley’s death
The London Coroner will investigate the death of a Brisbane law student who fell to her death a week ago.
Fletcher Beasley died when he fell from Victoria Embankment at around 2am on June 25.
The area is a scenic 2km walk along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, where many of the city’s famous landmarks pass.
Police told UK media that the London Ambulance Service reported that a man in his 20s had died after falling from a height.
Police said, “Despite all the intervention of paramedics, the man died at the scene.”
Mr Fletcher’s devastated family are seeking answers and have set up the Fletcher Beasley Fund to investigate his death, which has raised more than $72,500.
The fund will also be used to support others “facing similar difficult situations.”
“The fund will support the ongoing investigation into Fletcher’s death and will help the Beasley family and close friends rebuild their lives and bring Fletcher home,” friends of the Beasley and McMullen families said.
“Just as Fletcher would have wanted to help and support others, this fund was set up to support Fletcher’s friends who were with him in London at the time.”
His parents, Katrina and Matt Beasley, said their son was loved and cherished by everyone who knew him.
“Along with siblings Sam and Holly, he was at the center of our close and loving family,” they said.
“He was our perfect child.
“Fletcher shared a beautiful relationship with his long-term partner Angelina and made the most of his life with the people he loved.
“Funny, loyal, curious about the world and always full of warmth, he lived a balanced life playing sports, running, traveling and having fun.
“Fletcher, a fourth-year Business and Law student, was working in a law firm, was ambitious and had a bright future ahead of him, surrounded by a wide and loyal circle of friends.”
They said it was incredibly unfair that he was taken so early, but that he had lived a good life.
“His loss leaves an immeasurable absence, but his warmth, kindness and love will continue to shape the lives of all who were lucky enough to know him,” they said.
