A New Zealand teacher working in England who was crushed to death after falling asleep in a rubbish skip was "the best maths teacher", an online tribute says.
Scott Williams' body was discovered by staff at Sussex Waste Recycling when a truck emptied its load at the depot near Brighton early on Monday morning (local time).
The 35-year-old was last seen drinking with friends about 1am on Sunday, The Times Online reported.
A police spokeswoman said it was believed he had fallen asleep in a bin which was then picked up by the truck. His death was being treated as "unexplained rather than suspicious".
Mr Williams had previously worked at Pakuranga College in Auckland as a rugby coach and physical education teacher and travelled to England in 2000.
Former students from Harrow High School in Middlesex, Burlington Danes in London and Pakuranga College posted on the Times website, describing him as "the best maths teacher" and "a complete joker" who was always nice to be around.
"I will never forget your awesome teaching style. You will truly be missed by me and others," Monica Nana wrote from Auckland.
"Mr Williams was so funny. He looked big and tough but he was a softy. It's been so long since he was our teacher but we all remember him," Lucy of London wrote.
Friends who had met Mr Williams during his travels throughout Europe recalled a "gentle giant" and a "ladies man" .
"There will be a lot of broken hearts out there now, I'm sure," Johnny from Seoul wrote.
Mr Williams was reported missing an hour after his body was found by staff at the recycling plant.
Dave Ely, a director at the company, said a dustcart had tipped a load of black bin waste from the Brighton area.
"After it left, staff started looking through the waste and one of them saw what he thought was a body. At that point the police were alerted and that is as much as we know."
An autopsy showed Mr Williams had died from crush injuries.
A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said Mr Williams' family had been given contact details for both the ministry and New Zealand High Commission in London, but could not comment on whether they intended to bring his body back.
