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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Stephen Topping

Heartbreak as much-loved dad dies aged 48 on holiday in Tenerife after wife hears him yell at 4am

A 'big family man' who worked day and night tragically died in the early hours of the morning while on a well-earned holiday in Tenerife. Gareth Moores, from Royton, Oldham, had flown out to the Canary Islands last month with his wife Colette and 19-year-old son Jake.

The dad-of-two and stepdad-of-two, 48, spent much of the fourth day by the pool before eating and watching entertainment at a resort in Santa Cruz. At around 4am the following morning, Colette heard her husband yell, before he fell to the ground and died.

Colette, 56, told the Manchester Evening News : "You pack your suitcases, get in your taxi and off you trot to the airport. You don't think you will end up fetching one of your own.

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