Brit grandad drowns in horror snorkelling accident on Caribbean holiday
A 77 year old British man has died while snorkelling in the Caribbean.
Gareth Weekes, a former editor for the Bournemouth Echo, was on a sailing trip when the tragedy happened.
He had got into the water off a small island in St Vincent and the Grenadines while holidaying on a yacht.
The former newspaper editor was on a trip of a lifetime with his wife Alison at the time of his death.
They lived in Clayhidon, Devon, where local residents said he will be a "huge loss to our community".
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Veryan Cranston, 49, his eldest daughter, said: “Dad died as he lived - taking risks, having adventures, exploring the world and approaching life with boundless enthusiasm and a gung-ho zest for new experiences.
Mr Weekes was on a trip-of-a-lifetime aboard a yacht with his wife Alison (Getty Images/Collection Mix: Subjects RF)"We are glad he was having those adventures right up till the end.”
His daughter Jenna Fansa, 43, who also worked as a journalist, told the Bournemouth Echo: “Dad took a very genuine interest in everyone he met – together with his wit and engaging writing style, this made him a very talented journalist.
"Kindness ran through everything he did.
"He was a wonderful father. We are so very lucky to have had him.”
In October last year, a Brit tourist died after going for a swim at a popular beach in Portugal.
He is said to have started to feel unwell following the dip, before suffering a cardiac arrest.
Lifeguards and other beachgoers helped to try and save the 55-year-old man, but he was later pronounced dead at the scene in Praia dos Alemães in Albufeira.
Emergency calls were made on Thursday afternoon after the unnamed patient collapsed.
Paramedics, police and firefighters all raced to the beach.
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The National Maritime Authority said the initial alert was made at 1.34pm and multiple resuscitation were made.
The man's body was later taken to the Legal Medical Office of Portimão by volunteer firefighters.
The same month, another Brit died while in a private swimming pool on the holiday island of Menorca.
A maintenance man reportedly discovered the 64-year-old's body floating in the water of the swimming pool before alerting authorities.
The unnamed Brit is said to have owned the property where he was found dead, but it was not immediately clear if he lived on the island or was on holiday at the time.
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