TRIBUTES have been pouring in to a popular teenager after he was found dead at his home.

It is thought Dylan Thomas Jackson had enjoyed a night out with friends last Friday and lost his mobile phone.

On the Sunday, relatives posted on Facebook that the 19-year-old was missing.

The last person to see him was a friend who dropped him off at his home, in the Highfield area of Farnworth, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

But Dylan was found in a garden shed at his home on Sunday.

The teenager attended Harper Green School in Farnworth and later went to the Horwich campus of Bolton College.

A college spokesman said: “Staff at our motor vehicle department were very saddened to hear that Dylan had passed away.

“Barry Walton, his motor vehicle tutor for several years, remembers him well for being a polite and conscientious young man, who was keen to follow in his family’s footsteps and work in the motor industry.

“The college shares in the family’s loss of one so young. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends at this very sad time.”

On Tuesday night, friends gathered at The Dell, off Marsh Lane in Farnworth, for a vigil in his memory and balloons and Chinese lanterns were released.

Dozens of people have also paid tributes to Dylan online, while two friends, Dean Tuff and Jamie Faulker, made a video, featuring a collage of photographs taken throughout the teenager’s life.

Ashley Williams said: “He was such a great lad. Everyone liked him and got on with him.

“Dylan worked hard and was popular with so many people.

The tribute video created by Dean Tuff and Jamie Faulker

“Everyone is in shock. My heart goes out to his family.”

Just a week before his death, the fitness enthusiast completed the annual North West Tough Mudder challenge in Cheshire.

Emma Rimmer, Dylan’s head of year at Harper Green School for five years, said: “Everyone at the school was in total shock when they found out this tragic news.

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“Dylan was a hard-working, popular pupil and his death has left us absolutely devastated.

“He was a happy chappy, who was sporty and had lots of friends. During his school life, Dylan never gave us any problems and always had a smile on his face.”

Dylan worked for Driving Edge, which works with distribution firms.

Matt Wiggetts, the company’s operations director, said: “Dylan was a well-liked and respected member of our team at the Oakwood Distribution Centre in Bolton, where he had worked for us since November 2013.

“He was a hard-working and reliable employee and we were very saddened to hear that Dylan had died in such tragic circumstances”

An inquest into Dylan’s death was opened and adjourned on Thursday.

His funeral is due to place on Tuesday at the West Chapel at Overdale Crematorium in Heaton.