Nash Hellwig, a 22-year-old Claremont graduate, died from his injuries after falling from a three-tier bunkbed at a hostel
A young Saanich father has died after a freak accident in a hostel in Guatemala, where he fell from the top bunk of a three-tier bed.
Nash, who graduated from Claremont Secondary School, was on holiday from his job as a ramp attendant for Air Canada Jazz at Victoria International Airport. He grew up sailing and his long-term dream was to work on a super yacht, his mother said Wednesday. Her son came up with a meticulous itinerary and bought a brightly coloured backpack that would be easy to spot at airports, she said. “I was so proud of him.”
In his final text to his mother, he described Guatemala as “really cool.” When she tried texting him the following morning, there was no response.Two German traveller were there when Nash fell. They called for emergency medical help and stayed with him. Jo-Anne thinks that Nash may have hit his head on a storage box mounted on the wall above the head of the bed, become groggy and fallen while trying to climb down the ladder.
She remembers Nash, who was six feet and four inches tall, as quiet with a wonderful sense of humour. He was planning to take courses to pursue his dream of working on a yacht, she said.
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