Devastated girlfriend spoke to Leeds United fan minutes before he was killed in Vegas stag do

A Leeds United fan’s life was cut short during a stag do in Las Vegas, leaving his girlfriend devastated – she has spoken out about her loss and revealed she spoke to him in his final minutes.

Chris Moran, a 32-year-old rugby player and sales director at findmy.car in Ossett, was enjoying a night out with friends when he was struck by a lorry at 5am last Friday. Despite the efforts of police and witnesses, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

His heartbroken partner Georgia Cooke, 25, told The Mirror: “We’d been speaking up until 10 minutes before – he was saying how amazing Vegas was and that he wanted to bring me there.

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“He was having the best time and we were so excited for our future together. We had just secured a mortgage for our first home and had plans to get married and have kids.”

Georgia, a residential worker for children with special needs, was on holiday at Butlin’s when she learned of the horror.

Chris Moran with his girlfriend Georgia Cooke

She said: “I had a call from one of Chris’ friends around 8pm to say what had happened. I couldn’t speak and refused to believe it. I don’t know what I am going to do without him – he brought me so much happiness.”