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Lloyd Jones

UNBELIEVABLE: Man who died in police custody was a dedicated educator - Caught on Camera

Federal police stopped a 68-year-old man from boarding a flight out of Darwin, who later died. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

An Aboriginal man who died after police prevented him from boarding a flight was a senior Wadeye elder who lobbied for bilingual schooling and better education funding for his community.

A death-in-custody investigation is under way after federal police stopped the 68-year-old from joining a flight out of Darwin on May 30, on reports he was intoxicated.

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