A "kind and genuine" dad-of-two, whose body was discovered in a river, was worried about "social media posts" about him before his death, a coroner has ruled.
Arvydas Petrauskas was found drowned in the River Nene, at the Port of Wisbech, on April 3 - two weeks after he was last seen at his home on March 21.
Mr Petrauskas's family paid tribute to a "kind and genuine" father with a GoFundMe launched to help cover funeral costs and support his seven and 11-year-old children.
The appeal was set up by Mr Petrauskas's ex-wife Ieva Stadaliute and family friend Kristina Kaminskaite.
The 31-year-old of Mountbatten Drive, Leverington, was pronounced dead at around 1pm.
A post-mortem examination confirmed that he had drowned.
Area coroner Simon Milburn said it was unclear how Mr Petrauskas' entered the water after his car was spotted parked on Malvern Gardens, in Wisbech, close to the River Nene.
Mr Milburn said it is likely the multi-skilled engineer, who could not swim, drowned on March 20 "as he was not seen or heard from after this date."
Prior to his death, Mr Petrauskas was "known to struggle with alcohol abuse and with his mental health" and had not been receiving formal help but had requested medication from his GP.
Mr Milburn said: "Arvydas was last seen by his father on March 19. Arvydas was shaking and feeling unwell, most likely as a consequence of alcohol withdrawal.
"They discussed getting Arvydas help for his alcohol issue.
"Later that day Arvydas responded to some texts from his father. He was last seen alive by a housemate on the morning of March 20.
"There is some evidence that Arvydas had recent suicidal thoughts and may historically have attempted self-harm.
"Arvydas had not mentioned anything of this nature to his father on March 19 2025 although he was clearly struggling.
The coroner added that Mr Petrauskas, born in Lithuania, had been "distressed about the content of some social media posts about him in the period leading up to his death" but did not expand on their nature or contents.
The inquest also heard how the dad-of-two had consumed a significant quantity of an antidepressant, which he had not been prescribed, prior to his death which "may have affected his cognition".
In a written conclusion, Mr Milburn recorded a cause of death of drowning, although "exactly how this happened cannot be established".
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