Parents of eight-year-old boy sol found dead near Fernhook Falls in Walpole WA ...

Parents of eight-year-old boy sol found dead near Fernhook Falls in Walpole WA ...
Parents of eight-year-old boy sol found dead near Fernhook Falls in Walpole WA ...
Brother heard desperate screams of boy, 8, who was found dead near waterfall after going kayaking ALONE - as parents pay tribute to 'much-loved son' and thank emergency workers Sol vanished on October 10 while camping with his family at Fernhook Falls, WA A major search operation was launched, with police divers later finding his body The eight-year-old ignored his family's warning and went kayaking on his own   His parents have released a statement to paying tribute to their 'much-loved' boy

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The devastated parents of an eight-year-old boy who died after falling out of his kayak during a family outing have paid tribute to their 'much-loved' son. 

Sol was camping with family at Fernhook Falls near Walpole, in southwest WA, over the last weekend of school holidays when he vanished. 

His disappearance sparked a major search operation spanning several days as more than 60 SES volunteers scoured the rugged terrain of Mount Frankland National Park. 

His body was found by police divers on Friday, five days after he went missing. 

Eight-year-old Sol (pictured) tragically died in a kayaking accident while camping at Fernhook Falls, in southwest WA, with his family

Eight-year-old Sol (pictured) tragically died in a kayaking accident while camping at Fernhook Falls, in southwest WA, with his family 

Sol had ventured off on his own to go kayaking when he came into trouble, with police revealing his brother heard his desperate screams in the distance but could not see him.

His family released a statement through Western Australia police on

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