International School Of Lusaka Teacher Among 116 Passangers That Perished In Algerie Crash

David Morgan On The Right Side

The British man who died on an Air Algerie flight which crashed in Mali has been named as maths teacher David Morgan.

Mr Morgan, who taught at an international school in Zambia, was one of 116 victims who died when his flight from Burkina Faso to Algeria crashed on Thursday.

Tributes to Mr Morgan were posted online today by fellow teachers. One, Andy Vasily, said: ‘RIP Dave Morgan. Truly tragic. Prayers to his family and other victims.’
Another, South African Hanri de Swardt, said: ‘Rest in peace Captian [sic] Dave Masher Morgan. Thanks for all the support and help in Lusaka. You will always be in my thoughts. God bless.’

Soldiers today recovered the black box of the plane in the hope of finding out what caused the crash. Terrorism has not been ruled out, though officials say bad weather is the most likely cause.

Mr Morgan taught secondary school children at Lusaka International School in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. He is thought to originally be from Liverpool.

He worked at the school for two years, and taught his last lesson in June before breaking up for the holidays. Posts on social media suggest he was about to move to Singapore.

He has also worked at schools in Istanbul, Turkey, and Nanjing, China.
Mr Morgan joined Lusaka International School in 2012. A newsletter from his first term written by the head teacher said: ‘It gives me immense pleasure and excitement to welcome, on behalf of the ISL community, new teachers who have joined us this year…

‘David Morgan, a Mathematics Teacher. He is British who is joining ISL from Koc School, Istanbul in Turkey. He has more than 15 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, Science and PE.

Yesterday David Cameron said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the death of the British national.

The Prime Minister said: ‘Thoughts very much with friends and family.’

Earlier yesterday, a Foreign Office spokesman said: ‘It is with deep regret that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirms the death of a British man onboard Air Algerie flight AH 5017.

‘We are providing consular support to his family at this tragic time, and we ask that the media respect the privacy of those grieving.’

Source:Daily Mail UK

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