FRIENDS and family have paid tribute to a 22-year-old man who drowned in a disused quarry in Kingsley.

Alexander Godbold, from Reading Road South, Church Crookham, had been at the quarry with friends when it's thought he lost his footing and fell into the cold 40-metre deep water at Bakers Farm Nursery, at 6.15pm on Saturday.

When Mr Godbold did not resurface emergency services were alerted and a search was carried out by police, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the coastguard.

Friends and family took to Hampshire Constabulary's Facebook page to pay tribute to Mr Godbold.

For full story, see this week's Alton Herald.