 | After raising funds for a young angler who drowned in a canal, Lukasz Lesniacki tragically died while sea fishing. Lukasz, who ran the Birmingham-based UK-Lures firm, helped to organise a charity lure match on the Coventry Canal in support of pregnant Jamie Fairbrother, after her partner, Liam, drowned |
following an epileptic fit while fishing his local Tamworth Canal.
Last weekend the Royal National Lifeboat Institute were called to Llandudno’s Great Orme headland, in North Wales, where Lukasz had fallen into the sea.
They discovered Lukasz and a second man, who had tried to help him, and quickly returned them to the shore, where they were airlifted to hospital, but North Wales Police confirmed that Lukasz sadly died after arrival. Originally from Poland, Lukasz and his wife Magda had a three-month-old boy.
The future of the UK-Lures business is uncertain, with the shop in Birmingham closing last week.
Nick Fecher, from the RNLI community safety team, said: “Our thoughts and sympathy are with the man’s family and friends. “Our advice for anglers fishing from rocks is to always wear a lifejacket and carry a means of calling for help, such as a portable VHF radio.”
The figures from the National Water Safety Forum show that ten people drowned while angling in 2017, seven in the sea and three in inland waters.
Jamie Fairbrother, now living in Matlock, Derbyshire, said: “Lukasz was a lovely man. He and Paul Bosworth helped arrange a Midlands lure bash in March, raising an outstanding amount of money. RIP Lukasz Lesniacki".
The lure fishing ace and family man tragically died during a fishing trip. A fundraising page has been set up at www.gofundme.com/fp28k-help-for-family-after-tragic-death
“I strongly believe that all fishermen should wear lifejackets. If Liam had been wearing one it would have probably saved his life, as no one was there to help him,” she added.
Anglers from all over the world have posted catch pictures on the Facebook memorial page, Catch a Fish for Liam, helping to raise awareness about epilepsy.
Lukasz was a lovely man.
They discovered Lukasz and a second man, who had tried to help him, and quickly returned them to the shore, where they were airlifted to hospital, but North Wales Police confirmed that Lukasz sadly died after arrival. Originally from Poland, Lukasz and his wife Magda had a three-month-old boy.
The future of the UK-Lures business is uncertain, with the shop in Birmingham closing last week.
Nick Fecher, from the RNLI community safety team, said: “Our thoughts and sympathy are with the man’s family and friends. “Our advice for anglers fishing from rocks is to always wear a lifejacket and carry a means of calling for help, such as a portable VHF radio.”
The figures from the National Water Safety Forum show that ten people drowned while angling in 2017, seven in the sea and three in inland waters.
Jamie Fairbrother, now living in Matlock, Derbyshire, said: “Lukasz was a lovely man. He and Paul Bosworth helped arrange a Midlands lure bash in March, raising an outstanding amount of money. RIP Lukasz Lesniacki".
The lure fishing ace and family man tragically died during a fishing trip. A fundraising page has been set up at www.gofundme.com/fp28k-help-for-family-after-tragic-death
“I strongly believe that all fishermen should wear lifejackets. If Liam had been wearing one it would have probably saved his life, as no one was there to help him,” she added.
Anglers from all over the world have posted catch pictures on the Facebook memorial page, Catch a Fish for Liam, helping to raise awareness about epilepsy.
Lukasz was a lovely man.
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