The family of teenager Harry Greenhalgh say they are overwhelmed by the support that's flowed since the tragic death of the 13-year-old on New Year's Day.
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Tributes have flowed in for the promising young sportsman following his death in a water skiing accident at Wyangla Dam.
Emergency services were called to the dam at about 9.15am on Wednesday, with family members administering CPR.
He was taken to Cowra Hospital before being flown to Westmead Hospital, but died about 2.30pm on Wednesday.
The teenager was a talented rugby league player, and also played cricket for Orange City.
A son for Tammy and Jason Greenhalgh and an older brother for Jack, the Greenhalghs have been left heartbroken by the sudden loss of Harry.
"We're shattered and overwhelmed by the support," Mrs Greenhalgh said.
Orange Hawks president Mark Johnston described Harry, a student at the Canobolas Rural Technology High School, as a "much loved" figure around the club, and his death was "an absolute tragedy".
"His father is one of our oldest players and he [Harry] came along to all the training sessions, he'd had been at every game, home and away," he said.
"I'd say he was known by 100 per cent of the players at the club, he was a former ball boy and was much loved by everyone you'd meet. He was very friendly ... he had this knack of growing on you."
Mr Johnston said everyone at the Orange Hawks and around the city were "shattered".
"It doesn't matter who you speak to ... no-one can comprehend what's happened," he said.
He said he'd known the Greenhalgh family for some time and couldn't speak highly enough of them.
"They've done so much for Orange ... it's an absolute tragedy," he said.
Orange Hawks posted a tribute on their Facebook page on Wednesday night to Harry, offering the club's "deepest condolences and sympathies" to the Greenhalgh family.
"We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Bloomfield junior Harry Greenhalgh," it read. "Harry was a regular at all our Hawks games and training.