Dr Alex George takes his mind off grieving late brother Llŷr by wakeboarding with other sibling Elliott – The Sun – Surf Cat

Dr Alex George takes his mind off grieving late brother Llŷr by wakeboarding with other sibling Elliott – The Sun

Posted On: September 20, 2020

The family trip was a nice diversion for the George brothers, who have been mourning their younger brother Llŷr since he tragically passed away in July following a battle with mental health.

Alex George has been out celebrating his younger brother Elliott's birthday by going wakeboarding — Alex George has been out celebrating his younger brother Elliott’s birthday by going wakeboardingCredit: Alex George/Instagram

Dr Alex, 30, posted a photo of himself and Elliott both grinning as they stood next to a wakeboard.

The brothers were fully garbed up in wetsuits and buoyancy aids, as they posed for the sweet snap at Pembrokeshire Wake Park.

The A&E doctor lovingly captioned the post: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ? to my not so little brother @Elliott_george ?Proud of you mate ?”.

In the same post, Alex shared a video of Elliott sweeping and spinning along the wake-boarding equipment, showcasing his evident talent at the sport.

Elliott was evidently the more talented brother - with Alex joking he was going to pretend it was him, not Elliott, performing the flips — Elliott was evidently the more talented brother – with Alex joking he was going to pretend it was him, not Elliott, performing the flipsCredit: Alex George/Instagram

The love Island star took a rather more tentative route around the lakeCredit: Alex George/Instagram

The video then cut to a shot of Alex falling rather unceremoniously into the water, without even attempting the tricks his brother was mastering.

Dr Alex teasingly wrote in the caption: ‘You can see by this video which one of us took the sporting talent.. ??’

The trip out comes as the George family are continuing to grieve Alex and Elliott’s youngest brother, Llŷr, who tragically died by suicide during the summer at the age of just 20.

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This week Alex opened up about the experience during an appearance on Lorraine.

The former Love Island star said he would “never get over” the grief while speaking about the “tremendous guilt” he felt over not being able to protect him.

He said: “It’s been the toughest time of my life imaginable. It’s something as a family that we never expected.