TRIBUTES have been paid to a 21-year-old man who drowned while surfing in Bali.

Experienced surfer Cameron Munro died on Saturday while visiting the Indonesian island.

The full circumstances of how he died are not yet known and a post mortem is due to take place.

The former Patcham High student taught surfing in Portugal where he was remembered fondly.

Zara Mata, from the Algarve Surf School and Camp where he taught, told The Argus: "He was the loveliest, loveliest person that you will ever meet.

"There has been such an outpouring of sadness. He was one of the best people you will ever meet.

"He was always smiling, always in a good mood. And he was very professional as well; the clients just adored him. No-one would have a single negative thing to say about him.

"Everybody is just in shock because we were expecting him to come back.

"He died doing what he loved."

She said all they knew was that he had drowned, adding: "But he was such an experienced surfer, we are all trying to figure our what happened."

It is believed Cameron regularly visited Bali for the surfing and had been a passionate surfer from a young age.

Pure Spirit Surf School in Brighton described him on Facebook as "one of the best people you could ever meet".

It added: "Humble, mellow, talented and fun, you touched people all over the world with your mellow soul."

Tributes were also paid by friends including Amirul Rusdy, who wrote: "You had the warmest, most beautiful soul and it truly saddens me that you have been taken away from us.

"But I'm happy you were doing what you loved most."

A spokesman for the Foreign Office confirmed it was aware of the death, adding: "We are providing support to the family of a British national following their death in Bali on March 19.

"Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”

His family, in Patcham, said they were not ready to comment.