A MAN, who got engaged to his sweetheart on Valentine's day, has been crushed to death in a freak accident.

Ian Griffiths' body was discovered underneath a skip which had fallen on top of him while he was working under the Thelwall Viaduct.

The 27-year-old, of Mayfield Drive, Cuddington, was working for Anchor Environmental Services when the tragedy happened.

He was well known as a windsurfing champion and was planning to marry his 21-year-old girlfriend Adele Grove.

This week his parents paid tribute to their only child.

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