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Press photographer dies following fall at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal

A press photographer has died after falling at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal yesterday trying t...
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19.55 11 Apr 2015


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Press photographer dies following fall at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal

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19.55 11 Apr 2015


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A press photographer has died after falling at Andy Murray's wedding rehearsal yesterday trying to get a shot of the Wimbledon Champion.

Tributes have been paid to Gordon Jack who was taken to hospital after the incident at Dunblane Cathedral.

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described him on Twitter as a "lovely man and a great photographer."

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The National Union of Journalists in Scotland also took to twitter to offer their condolences to Mr Jack's wife and children.

Mr Murray married his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears in the tennis star's Scottish home town today.

The couple exchanged vows in front of family and friends at Dunblane Cathedral and as they left, guests lined the path and threw confetti.

The newlyweds, both 27, waved to crowds as the rain held off despite earlier showers and hailstones.

They then got into a grey car decked with ribbons and will attend a reception at Cromlix House, the hotel owned by the top sportsman.

Guests included Murray's parents Judy and William, grandparents Shirley and Roy Erskine, and former British tennis number one Tim Henman,


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