The young man had plans to run the family farm with his father (Picture: Devon & Cornwall Police/SWNS)
A young farmer who went missing after he was involved in a serious crash had taken his own life ‘while he was in a panic’ as he ‘always hated getting into trouble’, an inquest heard.
Jack Henry William Thomas, 21, had disappeared from the scene of the serious collision in Truro, Cornwall and was deemed a ‘high risk’ missing person by police.
The farmer was tragically found dead the next day following an extensive search of the area, and appeals from family, friends, and the farming community.
In an inquest held earlier today, the coroner’s court heard Jack had been at the Royal Cornwall Show throughout that week drinking with friends and was returning home in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The car that Jack was in collided with Jordan Williams and his girlfriend, who were travelling to Birmingham.
In a statement, Mr Williams described seeing lights coming towards him and tried to swerve to miss it.
He had been visiting friends before the crash (Picture: DEVON LIVE/BPM MEDIA)
He attempted to swerved to avoid a crash but did so at the same time as the other car, which caused a head-on collision.
‘As I arrived at the other car a male opened the driver’s door and I asked if he was alright,’ Mr Williams said
‘I didn’t get a proper response, just a grunt and a mumble.’
Mr Williams couldn’t see any visible or obvious injuries on Jack, so helped his girlfriend out of their vehicle.
In the time it took to get her out, Mr Williams said that Jack had disappeared from the scene.
In a statement made by Jack’s mother in court, she said she believed her son took his own life ‘while he was in a panic’ and he ‘hated getting into trouble.’
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The young farmer was due to return to work in Ireland and had a flight booked out of Newquay airport on the Sunday evening.
Jack’s mother said: ‘Jack will be greatly missed by the farming community as well as his friends and family.
‘We’ve spoken to staff at Harper Adams University and his colleagues at McCains and all have said what a friendly young man he was.’
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A post-mortem carried out following his death found that Jack had a blood alcohol level of 93mgs per 100ml.
This is described as marginally over the drink-drive limit, which is 80mgs per 100ml.
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