Radio DJ Chris Evans has spoken out after the death of a child at his festival in Hampshire, urging people to download the WhatThreeWords app.
The former Top Gear presenter spoke on his Virgin Radio show after the death of a boy at his CarFest event at Laverstoke Park Farm.
He called the boy's family "amazing", adding that they had known his death was coming and “treasured the dawning of every new day” with him.
The incident took place on Saturday with Evans now urging others to download the WhatThreeWords app which helped emergency services to reach the boy as quickly as they could.
The DJ said: “I think it’s really important that I talk about another family.
“A very special family, a very beautiful family, a gorgeous family that are the subject of a story that appeared yesterday and is reported again today concerning a little boy who tragically lost his life following a medical incident at CarFest late on Saturday night.
“As reports have accurately stated, the CarFest team and myself have consistently been asked by the family since the event to respect their privacy while they grieve their profound loss.
“Which, of course, is exactly what we’ve been doing and why we haven’t mentioned anything about this story so far, thus far.
“That said, on Wednesday afternoon, the little boy’s dad reached out to me via a telephone call and requested I make a sincere plea to anyone and everyone going forward.
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“And that plea is simply this. Can we all please ensure we have the amazing What Three Words app downloaded on our phones?
“As the little boy’s dad is in no doubt whatsoever that What Three Words was instrumental in enabling the emergency services to identify his precise location and therefore attend the scene of his son’s serious medical emergency as soon as it was humanly possible.”
The What Three Words app allowed the air ambulance, ambulance service, police, fire service and the CarFest first responders to get to the family's location.
Evans continued: “His mum and dad always knew this day was going to come, and they were aware that it was more likely going to be sooner rather than later, and therefore treasured the dawning of every new day. He was still with them.
“From what I’ve learned, from what I’ve heard over the last week, it seems not a moment went by when they weren’t giving it their all to ensure he was being loved as much as anyone has ever been loved before.”
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