AN 18-year-old from Co Down will "continue to bring life" through the donations of his organs and a trust that will be set up in his name, mourners at his funeral have been told.
The funeral of Cameron Baxter took place on Sunday at Castlewellan Presbyterian Church, followed by burial at nearby Drumee Cemetery.
The teenager, from Castlewellan, died on Tuesday from serious injuries suffered in a fall in Newcastle.
It is believed he fell from a building in a 'free-running' accident.
It is understood the former Down High School pupil, whose sister Ashleigh is an Irish rugby international, had been jumping from a balcony at the Greenhill YMCA National Outdoor Centre.
Cameron had become the UK’s youngest lifeguard when he gained his certificate on his 16th birthday.
His father Kenny, who is the Greenhill YMCA centre director, had appealed for prayers and support as his son spent the last week in a coma at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
A decision to donate his organs is understood to have assisted four people.
Rev John Peacock told mourners: "Cameron will continue to bring life, through these donations, through the memories that he leaves and through the trust that will be set up in his name.
"The joy portrayed by the cheeky grin on his face, the gentleness in his dealings with volunteers and young people at summer camp, his love for his grandad, demonstrated just a few months ago when he saved his life.
"When his grandad fell and smashed his arm through a glass-fronted fire, Cameron stayed with him and showed such kindness and compassion as well practical help until emergency aid arrived," he added.
His father Kenny, who paid tribute to his son, told the News Letter last week: "Rosie, myself and his two sisters didn’t have a shadow of a doubt that he would have wanted to donate his organs.
"They found a match for his heart, his pancreas and his kidney. We were told his liver went to a man who had been given 24 hours to live.
"He gave us a great 18 years. We’ve great memories. He's had a wonderful life, particularly the last six months."
