The family members of a “attractive” teenage girl who died immediately after a speedboat crash have compensated tribute to her.

Emily Lewis, 15, was killed when the rigid inflatable boat (RIB) she was travelling in collided with a buoy in the Solent on Saturday early morning.

She was taken to hospital where she was afterwards pronounced useless.

Eleven other people had been also admitted to hospital for procedure and Hampshire Police are now investigating the “exact situation” of the incident in Southampton Drinking water.

Emily’s loved ones said they “suffered from broken bones, but the emotional soreness considerably outweighs the physical”.

“We are all in shock that our lovely daughter and sister is no longer with us, and words just really don’t appear to be offered to categorical our deep feeling of decline,” they extra in a statement.

It is recognized that her father Simon, mother Nikki and 19-year-previous sister Amy ended up on the boat, and that both of those her mom and sister suffered broken arms.

The headteacher at Brookfield College exactly where she was a university student, Stuart Parkes, claimed Emily’s “caring confirmed no bounds”.

She volunteered to assist new pupils and had “aspirations to help form the education of each and every scholar in our faculty”, he claimed.

Mr Parkes added: “Emily was a sort and compassionate young girl who cared deeply about those all around her.”

“She was a inventive soul who liked textiles and structure and who showed fantastic prospective. She was enthusiastic and focused to her scientific studies, a beneficial case in point to all,” he ongoing.

“Emily was a bright, conscientious university student who will be sorely missed by all personnel and learners at Brookfield.”

The entire body that qualifies professional superior-pace powerboat crews in the Uk informed Sky Information it will function with authorities to see if classes can be learnt pursuing Emily’s death.

The Royal Yachting Association’s head of education Richard People reported: “If there are any issues that can be performed to make items safer then obviously we will search at individuals.”

Hampshire Law enforcement are appealing for information and facts or footage of the collision that took spot in between Netley Abbey and Hythe Pier.

:: Any individual with facts is requested to get hold of law enforcement on 101 quoting Operation Orange or submit video evidence via the Significant Incident Community Portal.