A KEEN biker whose dead body was found in a hospital toilet has been described as a “perfect son” who had “his whole life ahead of him”.

Jason Hearn, 22, of Branch Road, in St Albans, was found dead on Wednesday morning, when two members of staff checked an out of order cubicle in Watford General Hospital.

Jason, a former pupil at Marlborough School, had been admitted to the hospital, in Vicarage Road, as a medical emergency on Saturday.

He had, however, discharged himself later that day against doctors' advice.

Today, Jason’s parents, Gary and Karen, have paid tribute to a “perfect son, who was loved by so many and was mature beyond his years”.

Gary said: “We were so lucky to have him in our lives. He was seen by many as a hero and would have done anything to help anyone.

“Jason loved his motorbike and broke several bones over the years competing and using his bike.

“He had a Kawasaki 250 and it brought him so much joy. He would spend hours taking bikes apart and then putting them back together again, it is what he loved.

“He also loved his cars and even ran his own business repairing bikes. He was so determined and worked so hard.

“He had his whole life ahead of him, we are still coming to terms with what has happened.”

Jason's mother, Karen, said Jason was a “good, loyal, honest and very clean-living boy”.

She said: “He was never any trouble, he was a joy.”

As well as a keen biker, Jason enjoyed photography and was a talented surfer who often surfed with his family and friends at Woolacombe, in Devon.

Jason’s heartbroken brother, James, said: “ I have so many happy memories of Jason. I looked up to him so much, I used to joke literally, because he was so tall.

“I loved him so much. I cannot describe how much I am going to miss him.”

Gary’s partner Mandy McAulay said she would miss Jason “terribly”.

She said: “People often spoke of Jason as a true hero and he really was to me as he saved me from drowning on a holiday to Devon in 2006.

“He was so calm and collected about it and I literally owe my life to him.

“He was a real hero to so many people.”

Jason's mother said she hoped to set up a memorial trust in her son's name.

Karen said: “Recently Jason had taken up photography and had taken hundreds of excellent pictures of scenery and cars and they really are stunning.

“I am hoping to use them to set up a trust fund – the Jason Hearn Trust - in Jason’s memory.

“I want to get them made into posters and frame some of them and sell them to give the money to charity.

“Something positive has to come out of what has happened.”

She said she hoped to post details of the Jason Hearn Trust on the social networking site, Facebook.

Police have said they are not treating Jason's death as suspicious, while West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust said an initial inquiry had taken place.