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Georgia Harrison's heartache as Jake McLean asked her to join him in Turkey before tragic crash

Georgia Harrison has shared her heartbreak as she revealed Jake McLean asked her to join him on his Turkey trip before the car crash which caused his death.

Love Island star Georgia, 27, shared a tribute to Jake with a series of photos with herself and her late pal on her Instagram page and story.

Jake passed away age 33 following a car crash in Bodrum, Turkey on Sunday. Lauren Goodger's ex is understood to have 'lost control' of the vehicle before it 'went off a cliff'.

The late businessman's ex-girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou, 28, was also in the car. She is understood to be in a 'stable condition' while receiving treatment in hospital for serious arm injuries.

Georgia Harrison has paid tribute to Jake McLean following his tragic death (Instagram/ @georgialouiseharrison)
Former Love Island star Georgia shared a series of photos from her friendship with Jake to remember him (Instagram/ @georgialouiseharrison)

As TOWIE stars and other celebrity pals of Jake and Yaz's came to terms with the shock news, Love Island beauty Georgia took a moment to pay tribute to Jake and their close friendship.

Georgia shared a series of photos of the pair smiling and hugging and wrote in the caption: "Thankyou for giving me the confidence to love myself, thankyou for always routing for me, thankyou for loving me but most of all thankyou for being my mukka even in my road girl days.

"333 will always be my number for you and the way the world lost you will forever haunt me because it makes no sense rip jake you lit up a room and everyone who met you couldn’t help but love you".

Georgia said Jake 'lit up a room' as she paid tribute to him (Instagram/ @georgialouiseharrison)
Jake passed away following a car accident in Turkey, where his ex-girlfriend Yazmin Oukhellou was with him (yazminoukhellou/Instagram)

Georgia's friends soon rushed to the comments to send her messages of support and condolence.

One wrote: "So sorry for your loss", followed by a broken heart emoji.

While Kaz Crossley said: "Love you". And Chloe Veitch added: "G I’m always here. I love you".

And a fan urged the reality star: "Georgia you don’t seem to get a break with grief you’re a soldier xx".

Georgia revealed Jake had asked her to join him on the trip to Turkey before the fatal crash (Instagram/ @georgialouiseharrison)
The Love Island star revealed how she had found significance in capturing live photos on her phone following the passing of another pal of her's (Instagram/ @georgialouiseharrison)

To which Georgia revealed she had been asked by Jake to join him on the fateful trip to Turkey.

She wrote: "this is how I feel right now. Like everytime I’m close to being okay something even crazier happens.

"He asked to me to go there but I couldn’t next thing I read this madness. Heads gone".

Later, Georgia shared a string of sweet images and clips of herself and Jake throughout their friendship.

Jake was 33 when he passed away in the car crash (Getty)

One touching Live Photo sees the pair smiling as they sit at a table and pose for the camera.

Another clip shows the Love Island star leaning on her beloved late pal's shoulder as he looks affectionately at her.

She then explained how the loss of her close schoolfriend Cenk Fahri last year taught her the importance of capturing memories.

Georgia wrote: "One thing I learnt when I lost @cenkfahri is the true power of a Live Photo when someone goes.

"It catches the energy in the moments that even a video doesn't."

The star then shared a final clip of herself snuggling into a smiling Jake's chest on her Instagram story.

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