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Iain Hughes was raising money for three charities during his attempt to cross the Channel (Picture: Instagram/HughesySwims)
Thousands of pounds have been donated to a firefighter’s fundraising page since he went missing while swimming the Channel.
Iain Hughes’ JustGiving page has hit its target of £21,000 thanks to a surge of people donating over the last couple of days.
The 42-year-old had been swimming across the Channel on Tuesday when he disappeared.
French and Belgian military helicopters were sent out to try and find Iain, along with patrol boats from the navy and police, but the search was called off last night.
Iain’s swim was in aid of three charities: Fire Fighter’s Charity, The British Heart Foundation and West Midlands Air Ambulance service.
The total donated now stands at almost £22,000, more than what he described as a ‘very optimistic target’.
At least £18,000 of this has been raised following his disappearance.
Iain posted an update two weeks ago saying his swim was postponed due to stormy weather (Picture: Instagram/HughesySwims)
On the page, he wrote: ‘I’ve set a huge target of £21,000 to raise for three amazing charities.
‘This represents £1,000 for each mile of the swim. My target is very optimistic but whatever amount raised will be split between the charities.’
Hundreds of messages of condolences have been posted online, with colleagues and friends also paying tribute.
West Midlands Fire Service chief fire officer Wayne Brown described Iain, who worked at the service’s Wednesbury station, as a ‘highly-respected and much-loved colleague and friend to many’.
On Facebook, friend Greg Morgan wrote yesterday: ‘I heard this news last night and didn’t want to believe it… I life-long friend my brother’s friend.
‘This man gave me the opportunity to learn about becoming a firefighter and [I] got in the job because of his help and guidance. I’m gutted beyond words. A true champion in all sense of the word.’
Iain had been training for the Channel swim for two years (Picture Instagram/HughesySwims)
Cox Coleys, from the area’s open swimming community, posted: ‘Devastated by this news. Everyone locally within the open water swimming community knew Iain who was challenging himself to raise money for some great causes.
‘A gentleman and a great inspiration to many. Our love and prayers go out to his family and friends.’
The exact details of what happened haven’t been shared but Iain was accompanied by a support boat at the time.
Many online questioned how the tragedy could happen if he was being monitored by people on the boat.
Ian, now 42, became a firefighter at 19 (Picture Instagram/HughesySwims)
But some said that a swimmer is usually not within reach of the boat and if they go under with little notice and didn’t resurface it would be difficult to find them.
According to his Instagram page, Iain was due to swim the Channel a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t because of stormy weather.
Iain become a firefighter at the age of 19, the fire service said, and worked at nine different stations before joining the Technical Rescue Unit last year.
He had been training for the cross-Channel swim for two years.
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IMPACT action is coming back to television for fans in the UK and Ireland (Picture: IMPACT Wrestling)
IMPACT Wrestling will once again be available on weekly television for fans in the UK and Ireland with a new time slot.
As part of the company’s deal with sports entertainment platform DAZN, its weekly flagship show IMPACT! will air on Sky UK via DAZN 1 HD.
The linear channel was launched on March 23 with a range of programming including premier boxing and combat sports, eSports, women’s football, extreme sports and documentaries.
Now, IMPACT will be joining the roster for fans across the UK and Ireland.
Scott D’Amore, President of IMPACT Wrestling, said in a statement: ‘The UK fans have been among the most dedicated and passionate IMPACT Wrestling fans throughout our history.
‘They have been clamoring for a return of Impact programming to TV, so we are very pleased to be on such an outstanding TV outlet as Sky UK via DAZN 1 HD.’
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In a very exciting move, the IMPACT boss also teased the possibility of live shows in the future.
‘We thank our partner, DAZN, and look forward bringing IMPACT Wrestling live to the UK very soon,’ he added.
It would be a welcome surprise for fans in the UK and Ireland, who have been clamouring for the company to come back over here after they previously spent years putting on huge tours with shows at the likes of Wembley Arena.
Now, IMPACT Wrestling’s stacked roster is led by IMPACT World Champion Alex Shelley and Knockouts World Champion Deonna Purrazzo, with Shelley’s Motor City Machine Guns partner Chris Sabin currently holding X-Division gold.
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The Bullet Club’s Ace Austin and Chris Bey having tag team gold with The Coven ruling over the Knockouts World Tag Team picture.
Other big names on the roster include Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry, WWE legend Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers and former champ Josh Alexander, while the iconic Knockouts Division is as strong as ever with the likes of Mickie James, Masha Slamovich and Gisele Shaw.
IMPACT! is televised on Friday evenings at 23:00 BST on DAZN 1 HD, channel 429 (check weekly listings). Fans can still tune in via DAZN, IMPACT Plus and IMPACT Insiders.
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