An inquest into the death a Deal backpacker will be held today after three years.

Christian Sloan, 24, of Walmer Way, died in an incident at the Dantala waterfall in the Lam Dong province of Vietnam on February 26, 2016.

Half sisters Izzy Squire, 19, and Beth Anderson, 24, from Sheffield also died.

The joint hearing is at Sheffield’s Coroners Offices and Christian’s parents, Eugene and Lesley Sloan, will attend. It is expected to last one day.

They described their son as “a hard-working, very popular Deal lad who was well known around the town as ‘the legend’ for his lovely smile, keeping fit and lust-for-life attitude.”

The former Walmer Science College pupil had many years experience with the Royal Navy, joining in 2008 as a boy sailor, passing out from the Navy’s Sultan training base as a marine engineer mechanic.

After the Navy he worked for DFDS Seaways at Dover’s Eastern Docks as a shift coordinator.

His funeral at Canterbury Cathedral was attended by about 500 people.