Tristan English’s former partner pays tribute after Fairy Hill crash

The former long term partner of a man killed in a double fatal in the NSW Northern Rivers has spoken out about her “soulmate and best friend”.

Tristan English and his former partner Anniqua Jayne Baker-Alvos

The former long term partner of Tristan English, one of the young men killed in the Fairy Hill Droneys Bridge single vehicle crash just over a week ago, has described the pain, the love and laughter of the man she calls her “soulmate and best friend”.

Mr English’s tragic and unexpected death has rocked his former partner of seven years, Anniqua Jayne Baker-Alvos.

“I can’t breathe any time someone brings his name up” the 20-year-old Kyogle resident said.

“This wasn’t supposed to happen.”

Ms Baker-Alvos said Mr English displayed the qualities of a “gentleman” such as always opening doors for her, making sure she had eaten and was warm.

The roadblock on the corner of Droneys Bridge Road, Fairy Hill during the recovery of Tristan English and XXX in a submerged car continues.

“You bought me a white teddy so I could snuggle very night into it if I wasn’t snuggling with you,” she said.

There are things the young woman will forever miss about her former partner, who she split from in March.

Tristan English, one of the victim's of the Fairy Hill tragedy that claimed the lives of two young men in March 2025.

“Your company, your laugh, your jokes and your smartass nicknames for me,” she said.

“I will forever miss the way you would treat me like a queen and spoil me with your love.”

Droneys Bridge Road, Fairy Hill where the vehicle Mr English was travelling in left a bridge and landed in a river trapping the two men inside.

Despite their relationship being on and off over the seven years together, Ms Baker-Alvos is still grieving the loss of their shared dreams.

“We both had our dreams for the future and I will hold onto that dream and make it still happen for us all,’ she said.

Mr English was one of two young men who died in the double fatality on March 27 after the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a river at Fairy Hill.

The two men tragically both lost their lives while one woman escaped.

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