. It remains unclear if Mr Turner, who lived in nearby Dorking, was alone on the jet ski or with a group at the time of the accident on Sunday afternoon. Eye witnesses, however, have told police they saw him fall off his jet ski in the middle of the lake. A keen carriage racing enthusiast, the farmer was also a driver on the banger racing scene. Mr Turner was a keen carriage racing enthusiast ( Facebook) And it was The Carriage Commentator- a digital forum on Facebook for the carriage sport - which led the tributes. "This is a sad day as one of our brightest lights has been extinguished and we are trying to absorb the shocking news about Ben Turner. Many of us saw and chatted to him at the recent Reading carriage sale and as ever, he was full of ideas and fun," it said. "Ben brought so much to driving and genuinely loved it - we shall miss his exuberance and dedication, his humility and his friendship. "Our love and condolences to his family and those closest to him." ORI Media, meanwhile, who promote banger racing in the UK, offered an equally glowing tribute. "During the 90s Ben would become such a significant part of the team he would be known as Mr Posse by fans who watched," it said. "He had some amazing moments during his time in the sport and raced a variety of different racetracks but the one thing that stayed the same was that he was an all around entertainer on track and no one seems to have a bad word to say to him. He had one of the best attitudes to the sport." Millionaire farmer Mr){kind=link}
Police believe there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of ‘life and soul of any party’ Ben Turner
Tributes were paid on Friday to a much-loved millionaire farmer, who died in a jet skiing accident on a private lake.
The body of Ben Turner, 49, was recovered by divers from the 30-feet deep body of water in Newdigate, Surrey, in the early hours of Monday morning (November 7).
It remains unclear if Mr Turner, who lived in nearby Dorking, was alone on the jet ski or with a group at the time of the accident on Sunday afternoon.
Eye witnesses, however, have told police they saw him fall off his jet ski in the middle of the lake.