Fundraiser for family of Brit teen, 16, killed in Caribbean tour boat blast passes £20,000

Tributes have poured in for Abbie Lainton, who died in an accident while on vacation (Picture: GoFundMe)

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of a British teenager killed when a tour boat exploded off the Dominican Republic during a family holiday.

Abbie Lainton and her younger brother and sister were among more than 20 tourists hurt when a catamaran they were travelling on caught fire off Soana Island on July 27.

The 16-year-old was severely burned and died in hospital three days later.

Abbie coached athletes at the Swindon Lightning Cheerleading Club and was a former pupil at...