A MOTHER-OF-TWO has been found dead in the water during a romantic holiday in Barbados.
Redempta “Lela” Thoroughgood, born in Tanzania but living in Surrey, was celebrating a “second honeymoon” with her husband of 20 years, John Thoroughgood.
The couple flew into the Caribbean island on Friday and were staying at the five-star Port St Charles Hotel, in St Peter.
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After a rainy morning on Tuesday, they decided to spend the afternoon at the beach.
But at around 3.45pm beach-goers spotted Lela’s body floating in the water, face down, local media reported.
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“Lela went missing a little while after we arrived at the beach,” John told The Sun.
“At first I thought she had gone back upstairs, but after hotel staff helped me call our suite, there was no answer.
“I then go in the water, and as I’m registered blind, I just started calling her name, to no avail.”
While John waited at a beach kiosk, people raised the alarm that someone was floating in the water, face down.
At first they thought it was a man, but as they placed the person on shore, John discovered it was his wife
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